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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 · KAI LAH/LCH · all time

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

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
20/10/2025 MoU signed Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Airbus signed an MOU at ADEX 2025 to expand cooperation across defense and aerospace sectors including special mission aircraft and joint research. Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.Airbus S.A.S. KAI KF-21 BoramaeKAI T-50 Golden EagleKAI KUH-1 Surion Korean Utility Helicopter
26/12/2024 Aircraft first delivery KAI delivered the first mass-production unit of the LAH-1 Miron small armed helicopter to the South Korean Army at a ceremony in Sacheon on 26 December 2024. Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. KAI LAH/LCHMD 500 SeriesKAI KUH-1 Surion Korean Utility Helicopter
17/12/2024 First flight Korea Aerospace Industries' Marine Attack Helicopter (MAH) prototype completed its maiden flight at the rotary flight centre in Ibanseong-myeon, Jinju. Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. KAI KUH-1 Surion Korean Utility HelicopterKAI LAH/LCH
16/12/2024 Facility opening KAI held a completion ceremony for its rotary wing flight center at the Gasan Industrial Complex in Jinju, South Korea on 16 December 2024. Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. KAI LAH/LCHKAI KUH-1 Surion Korean Utility Helicopter
01/11/2024 Design review completed KAI completed a First Flight Readiness Review for the Marine Attack Helicopter. Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. KAI KUH-1 Surion Korean Utility HelicopterKAI LAH/LCH
01/08/2023 Partnership agreement signed Airbus Helicopters and KAI signed an agreement to initiate the serial production phase of the Light Armed Helicopter (LAH) at KAI's Sacheon facility in South Korea. Airbus HelicoptersKorea Aerospace Industries Ltd. KAI LAH/LCHKAI KUH-1 Surion Korean Utility Helicopter
01/01/2023 Facility groundbreaking KAI held a groundbreaking ceremony for its rotary wing flight center at the Gasan Industrial Complex in Jinju, South Korea in 2023. Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. KAI LAH/LCHKAI KUH-1 Surion Korean Utility Helicopter
01/12/2022 Contract award Korea's Defence Acquisition Programme Administration awarded KAI a contract to supply an initial batch of ten LAH to the Republic of Korea Army. Airbus HelicoptersKorea Aerospace Industries Ltd. KAI LAH/LCHKAI KUH-1 Surion Korean Utility Helicopter