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The industry ledger

Every dated fact behind the news — acquisitions, contracts, certifications, first flights, appointments — one stream, cut any way you need: by theme, country, sector, program or date. A filtered view is a URL: bookmark it and it becomes your standing query.

The industry ledger is an Analytics feature

Ask questions the news pages can’t answer — every acquisition touching one country this year, every certification in a sector, every appointment on a program’s suppliers — each answer sourced, dated and linked. A worked example runs below.

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Worked example — Corporate events across the industry, last 6 months. Analytics subscribers set every filter.
All events · Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye · all time

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
26/05/2026 Contract award Welding Metallurgy Inc. was awarded follow-on orders by Northrop Grumman to manufacture more than 20 complex welded assemblies for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye programme through 2028. CPI AerostructuresNorthrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
28/04/2026 Component first delivery Northrop Grumman delivered the first production unit of its LN-351 EGI-M navigation system, incorporating Green Hills Software's INTEGRITY-178 tuMP RTOS. Green Hills Software IncNorthrop Grumman Navigation Systems Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
27/01/2026 Contract award Gentex Corporation was awarded a 5-year IDIQ contract by US Navy PMA-202 to deliver over 5,000 PURSUIT Next Generation Fixed Wing Helmet systems valued at approximately $22 million. Gentex Corporation Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced HawkeyeBoeing F/A-18 Super HornetBoeing T-45 Goshawk
11/03/2025 Contract award Air Industries Group received two contracts worth ~$3.3 million for landing and arresting gear components for the US Navy's E-2D Advanced Hawkeye. Air Industries Group Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
09/12/2024 Contract award Air Industries Group secured a follow-on contract worth over $11 million to supply landing gear assemblies for the U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. Air Industries Group Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
25/11/2024 Contract award Gentex Corporation was awarded a U.S. Navy Other Transaction Agreement to develop the Next Generation Fixed Wing Helmet for Naval Aviation fixed-wing aircraft. Gentex Corporation Boeing F/A-18 Super HornetNorthrop Grumman E-2D Advanced HawkeyeBoeing T-45 Goshawk
21/05/2024 Contract award Air Industries Group received a $2.4 million order for spare landing gear assemblies for the E-2C Hawkeye, with deliveries expected in 2026–2027. Air Industries Group Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
01/09/2023 Equipment acquisition Air Industries Group secured specialist welding equipment, tooling, and peripheral equipment for welding E-2D arresting gear, to be installed at its Sterling Engineering facility in Connecticut. Air Industries GroupNorthrop Grumman Aerospace SystemsAir Industries Machining Corp Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye