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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 · Boeing C-17 Globemaster III · all time

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

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
24/02/2026 Facility expansion Pratt & Whitney completed a $70M, 81,000-sq-ft GTF MRO expansion at its Columbus Engine Center, increasing annual capacity by more than 25%. Pratt & Whitney Columbus Engine Center (Columbus Forge)Raytheon Technologies Corporation (Corporate Headquarters)Pratt & Whitney Large Commercial Engines Airbus A320Airbus A220Embraer E-Jet 170/190 series
24/02/2026 Facility expansion Pratt & Whitney announced a $200M investment to expand its Columbus, Georgia operations, adding a seventh isothermal forging press expected to increase critical parts output by 30%. Pratt & Whitney Columbus Engine Center (Columbus Forge)Raytheon Technologies Corporation (Corporate Headquarters)Pratt & Whitney Large Commercial Engines Airbus A320Airbus A220Embraer E-Jet 170/190 series
05/11/2025 Investment round Poseidon Aerospace closed an $11 million seed round led by Tamarack Global with participation from Draper Associates, Starship Ventures, and other investors to develop unmanned cargo platforms. Poseidon Aerospace Poseidon Aerospace Egret / HeronBoeing C-17 Globemaster III
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
01/09/2025 Flight test milestone Electra's EL2 prototype aircraft completed operational test events at AFRL's Future Flag 25-3, including quiet ultra-STOL operations and powering an MQ-9 Reaper UAV. Electra.aeroAir Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)Lockheed Martin Skunk Works Electra.aero eSTOLLockheed Martin C-130J HerculesBoeing C-17 Globemaster III
01/06/2025 MoU signed Electra and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works signed an MOU to accelerate commercialisation of the EL9 and explore global programmes of record opportunities. Electra.aeroAir Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)Lockheed Martin Skunk Works Electra.aero eSTOLLockheed Martin C-130J HerculesBoeing C-17 Globemaster III
18/02/2025 Contract modification PteroDynamics received a $4.65 million contract expansion from NAWCAD, raising the total BWUAS prototype contract to over $7 million to develop the P5 Transwing UAS. PteroDynamics Inc. Pterodynamics TranswingSikorsky S-70B SeaHawkLockheed Martin C-130J Hercules
01/01/2024 Company formation Poseidon Aerospace was founded in 2024 by David Zagaynov and Parker Tenney, former Amazon and Lockheed Martin engineers, to build unmanned cargo aircraft. Poseidon Aerospace Poseidon Aerospace Egret / HeronBoeing C-17 Globemaster III