RTX's Raytheon Wins $729 Million Counter-Drone Contracts for US Army, Qatar, Jordan

08:51 AM EDT, 10/13/2026 (MT Newswires) -- RTX's (RTX) Raytheon said Tuesday it won $729 million in contracts to supply components for counter-drone systems to the US Army, Qatar and Jordan. The contracts cover the LIDS, or Low, slow, small, unmanned aircraft Integrated Defeat System, which uses a 360-degree radar to spot threats and Coyote interceptors to take on individual drones and swarms, with hundreds of intercepts in combat, the company said. RTX is spending to raise Coyote output and add faster launches, higher speeds and greater range at higher altitudes, it said.