RTX CEO; sells 'munitions depth' after the attack on Iran
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Christopher T. Calio is chairman and CEO of RTX, the former Raytheon Technologies, with more than 180,000 employees. RTX's proxy reports his total pay at $24.85M for 2025, $18.0M for 2024 and $12.74M for 2023, about $55.6M over three years. RTX's Pratt & Whitney builds the engines for Israel's F-35 and F-15I jets. After the US and Israel attacked Iran on 28 February 2026, Calio told investors the 'current landscape clearly underscores the need for munitions depth, integrated air and missile-interception technology', and by July he cited combat performance of 'Patriot, Coyote, AMRAAM, AIM-9X and the Standard Missile family' as RTX reported a record $289B backlog, 48% international. His predecessor Greg Hayes set the tone in October 2023, telling investors the Israel war meant 'across the entire Raytheon portfolio, you're going to see a benefit of this restocking.' Between October 2023 and July 2025 RTX's share price rose 77%.
Calio took over as CEO in May 2024 and Hayes left the board on 30 April 2025.
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RTX paid Calio $24.8M for 2025 and $55.6M over 2023–2025. In October 2023 Hayes told investors the Israel war meant 'across the entire Raytheon portfolio, you're going to see a benefit of this restocking.' RTX reported a record $289B backlog in July 2026.
Sources: RTX DEF 14A (2026) - Pay vs Performance Disclosure (iXBRL R2), Vice, The Motley Fool (RTX Q2 2026 call transcript)
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Christopher T. Calio: 2025 $24,846,826; 2024 $18,004,831. [2024 proxy SCT] Calio 2023 Total $12,743,432
Mr. Calio succeeded Mr. Hayes as CEO effective May 2, 2024, and as Chairman effective April 30, 2025.
The RTX Corporation (NYSE: RTX) Board of Directors has elected President and Chief Executive Officer, Christopher T. Calio, as Chairman of the Board, effective April 30, 2025.
Mr. Calio was previously President of Pratt & Whitney, where he led our business that designs, manufactures and services aircraft engines and auxiliary power units. He joined the company in 2005 and held various leadership roles and drove significant transformational change throughout his tenure.
the chairman and chief executive officer of RTX, leading a global team of more than 180,000 employees
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