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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 · Airbus A400M · all time

129 facts on record · showing the newest 8 — narrow the query for the rest

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
22/04/2026 Supplier selection Airbus Defence & Space selected Airborne Technologies as system integration partner for the A400M programme to implement an ISR solution. Airborne Technologies GmbHAirbus Defence & Space HQ Airbus A400M
13/04/2026 Equipment acquisition Safran Aircraft Engines announced the acquisition of a 30,000-ton hydraulic press for its Gennevilliers site, a €150 million investment operational by 2029. Safran Aircraft Engines GennevillierCFM International Inc.GE Aerospace Engines Boeing 737Airbus A320Dassault Rafale
08/04/2026 Acquisition MTU Aero Engines AG acquired AeroDesignWorks GmbH, a Cologne-based drone propulsion systems provider, making it a wholly owned subsidiary. AeroDesignWorks GmbH
MTU Aero EngineseMoSys GmbH Sikorsky CH-53K King StallionAirbus A400MEurofighter Typhoon
19/09/2025 Product launch Radia announced WindRunner for Defense, an ultra-large air cargo aircraft for outsized airlift, at AFA's Air, Space & Cyber Conference on 19 Sep 2025. Radia, Inc. Radia WindRunnerBoeing AH-64 ApacheBoeing CH-47 Chinook
17/06/2025 Contract modification Airbus and OCCAR agreed with France and Spain to advance A400M deliveries, with France taking four and Spain three aircraft early, and committing to new capability developments. Airbus Defence & Space HQ Airbus A400M
17/06/2025 Contract award Airbus Defence and Space awarded Thales a contract to supply the AVIATOR 700S safety satcom system for the A400M military transport aircraft cockpit. Thales AVS FranceAirbus Defence & Space HQ Airbus A400M
17/03/2025 Product launch Beyond Aero unveiled key refinements to its BYA-1 hydrogen-electric light jet, including a battery-free fuel cell system, optimised tank placement and advanced thermal management. Beyond AeroATR Avions de Transport RegionalDaher Beyond Aero OneAirbus A400MGuanyi GA20
01/11/2024 Contract award The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Silent Arrow a $1.8m Direct to Phase II SBIR contract to build and flight test the CLS-200 attritable special missions UAS. Silent ArrowAir Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Silent Arrow CLSLockheed Martin C-130J HerculesLeonardo (Alenia) C-27J Spartan