** Shares of RTX RTX.N jump 6.1% to $170.53 in premarket trading
** Aerospace firm raises its 2025 profit, rev forecast on strong demand for its Pratt & Whitney airplane engines and defense products
** Raises 2025 adjusted EPS forecast to $6.10-$6.20 vs $5.80-$5.95 earlier; adjusted sales estimate seen at $86.5-$87.0 billion vs $84.75-$85.5 billion earlier
** Brokerages rate the stock "buy" on average; their median PT is $173.5 - LSEG data
** Up to last close, Pratt owner RTX's RTX.N ~39% YTD climb trails rival GE Aerospace's GE.N ~82% surge
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