Raytheon Technologies announced on Sept. 14 that it will require all its U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by January. The company, which is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, said in a statement that its U.S. employees will have to get vaccination shots by the middle of December in order to meets its Jan. 1 deadline. “In keeping with our ongoing commitment to maintain employee health and safety, Raytheon Technologies will require its U.S. employees to be fully vaccinated to further protect employees and communities from the risks and uncertainty of COVID-19 and its variants,” the statement said. Raytheon Technologies is a multinational aerospace and defense company and serves as one of the largest aerospace, intelligence services providers, and defense manufacturers in the world. It manufactures everything from aircraft engines and guided missiles to satellites and drones. The company has about 181,000 employees worldwide but it is unclear how many U.S. employees will be affected by the new vaccine policy. In its combined Missiles and Defense division …