SPACE INDEX
RTX logo RTX Aerospace and defense conglomerate making aircraft engines, avionics, missiles, air defense systems, and satellites vs Viasat Operates a global multi-orbit satellite network providing broadband, narrowband, and secure communications for commercial aviation, maritime, enterprise, and defense markets Viasat logo
HEAD-TO-HEAD1 shared sector
RTX Viasat
Founded 2020 1986
Headquarters United States Carlsbad, California
Type private public
Status operating operating
Employees 185,000 7,000
Total funding
Latest round
Sectors Space Defense Systems, Satellite Components & Subsystems, Space Propulsion Satellite Communications, Ground Segment & Networks, Space Defense Systems
Products listed 7 62
Federal contracts 24 ($988.5M)
Launches
Leaders listed Mark Dankberg, Richard Baldridge, Gary Chase
News mentions 0 4
SHARED SECTORS
FREQUENTLY ASKED
01

How do RTX and Viasat compare?

Both companies work in Space Defense Systems. RTX was founded in 2020 and Viasat in 1986.
02

Which is larger, RTX or Viasat?

RTX reports the larger workforce, with 185,000 employees versus 7,000.
03

Which has more US federal contracts, RTX or Viasat?

Viasat has been awarded more, with $988.5M across 24 awards.

Numbers refresh on every render against the live Space Index database. Federal contract data from USAspending.gov; launches from LaunchLibrary2.