RTX - RTX completes technical review for prototype of U.S. Navy's HALO missile | Benzinga
High-speed, long-range missile will provide greater anti-surface warfare capability
TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE:RTX) business, has successfully completed a technical review and a seamless prototype fit-check in phase one of the U.S. Navy's Hypersonic Air Launched Offensive Anti-Surface (HALO) program. HALO is a carrier-based high-speed missile that will allow the Navy to operate in and control contested battlespaces in anti-access/area denial environments and will support their long-range fires strategy.
"This is a key step in fielding the Navy's first anti-ship hypersonic missile," said Colin Whelan, president of Advanced Technology at Raytheon. "It's critical that our warfighters have proven technology that can address advanced threats in contested environments, and they need this technology now. We're ...