RTX advances hybrid-electric aviation at The Grid

Collins Aerospace lab completes Clean Aviation SWITCH testing and moves on to LEIA project

LONDON, July 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Farnborough International Air Show – Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has completed integrated lab testing for the European Union's Clean Aviation SWITCH project at The Grid , its advanced electric power systems lab in Rockford, Ill. The tested hybrid-electric powertrain subsystems, which successfully operated with simulated aircraft and engine systems, are now headed to Airbus's laboratories for further aircraft level integration testing, including work on aircraft design, battery interfacing and energy-management systems.