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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 · Aerovel Flexrotor · all time

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

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
01/05/2026 Flight test milestone Airbus Helicopters and the Spanish Navy completed a crewed-uncrewed teaming tactical flight trial in Rota, Spain, in early May 2026. Airbus Helicopters Airbus Helicopters H135Alpha Unmanned Systems Alpha 900Aerovel Flexrotor
01/01/2026 Flight test milestone Airbus and Singapore's DSTA completed a HTeaming flight campaign pairing an RSAF H225M helicopter with an Airbus Flexrotor UAS for the first time in January 2026. Airbus Helicopters Aerovel FlexrotorAirbus Helicopters H215/H225
14/10/2025 Corporate restructuring Airbus consolidated its Aliaca and Capa-X tactical UAS products alongside Survey Copter into a single portfolio managed by Airbus Helicopters division. Airbus HelicoptersSurvey CopterAirbus Defence & Space Manching Survey Copter AliacaAerovel FlexrotorGuimbal Cabri G2
18/06/2025 Partnership agreement signed Singapore's DSTA and Airbus Helicopters signed an agreement to explore crewed-uncrewed teaming capabilities with the H225M helicopter and Flexrotor UAS. Airbus Helicopters Airbus Helicopters H215/H225Aerovel Flexrotor
01/05/2025 Flight test milestone Airbus Helicopters tested HTeaming in flight in May 2025 with a Spanish Navy H135 helicopter and an Airbus Flexrotor UAS. Airbus Helicopters Airbus Helicopters H135Airbus Helicopters H140Airbus Helicopters H130
07/05/2024 Acquisition Airbus finalised the acquisition of US-based Aerovel and its Flexrotor small tactical VTOL unmanned aerial system. Airbus HelicoptersAerovel Corporation Aerovel Flexrotor
15/01/2024 Acquisition Airbus Helicopters agreed to acquire Aerovel and its Flexrotor UAS to strengthen its tactical unmanned solutions portfolio. Airbus HelicoptersAerovel Corporation Aerovel FlexrotorGuimbal Cabri G2
16/03/2021 Investment round Aerovel raised $2.5 million in Series B capital from undisclosed aviation investors to support Flexrotor UAS development. Aerovel Corporation Aerovel Flexrotor