RTX's Raytheon launches new Coyote variant from helicopter

New variant designed for "launched-effects" programs builds off Coyote's battlefield success

TUCSON, Ariz., March 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, fired a new version of the company's combat-proven Coyote® family of products from a helicopter during a recent test at Nine Mile Training Center, giving military forces a new capability to detect, identify, locate and defeat threats on the battlefield.

The new variant, Coyote LE SR, is part of a line of unmanned aerial systems called launched effects, which are fired from the air, ground, or sea and can perform a variety of missions. Previous variants have been used with significant success in combat as a counter-drone system; Coyote has successfully intercepted hundreds of drones. This new variant can perform reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition; electronic warfare; precision strike; and communications.

"Building on Coyote's combat-proven capabilities, this new variant will provide a significant battlefield advantage," said Tom Laliberty, president of Land and Air Defense Systems at Raytheon. "The Coyote LE SR is a low-cost, flexible system that equips troops with a new tool to outpace constantly evolving threats."

Coyote LE SR uses collaborative autonomy allowing it to connect with other nearby sensors and systems to adjust its tactics and more efficiently and effectively achieve mission objectives based on real-time battlefield insights. 

This test marked the first Coyote launch from a helicopter and is one of many demonstrations of Coyote's capabilities, expanding upon previous successful tests. Additional tests of Coyote LE SR will be held throughout 2025. Click here to learn more about the Coyote family of products.

About Raytheon
Raytheon, an RTX business, is a leading provider of defense solutions to help the U.S. government, our allies and partners defend their national sovereignty and ensure their security. For more than 100 years, Raytheon has developed new technologies and enhanced existing capabilities in integrated air and missile defense, smart weapons, missiles, advanced sensors and radars, interceptors, space-based systems, hypersonics and missile defense across land, air, sea and space. 

About RTX
RTX is the world's largest aerospace and defense company. With more than 185,000 global employees, we push the limits of technology and science to redefine how we connect and protect our world. Through industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon – we are advancing aviation, engineering integrated defense systems for operational success, and developing next-generation technology solutions and manufacturing to help global customers address their most critical challenges. The company, with 2024 sales of more than $80 billion, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

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