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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 · General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle · all time

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

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
23/10/2026 Partnership agreement signed GA-ASI and Spirit Defense, a Boeing Company, signed a partnership for Spirit Defense to serve as fuselage design-build partner for FQ-42 Vengeance CCA airframe production. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI)Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. General Atomics MQ-20 AvengerGeneral Atomics MQ-9General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle
10/09/2026 Product launch GA-ASI unveiled the Wildfire UAS, a new clean-sheet uncrewed aircraft designed for military, civil, and commercial roles including ISR and strike missions. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) General Atomics MQ-9General Atomics MQ-1C Gray EagleGeneral Atomics MQ-20 Avenger
14/10/2025 Partnership agreement signed GA-ASI and Hanwha Aerospace signed an agreement on 14 October 2025 to co-develop and co-produce the Gray Eagle STOL unmanned aircraft system. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI)Hanwha Aerospace General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle
08/04/2025 Partnership agreement signed GA-ASI and Hanwha Aerospace signed an agreement to collaborate on UAS development and production for the global defense market. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI)Hanwha Aerospace General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle
01/01/2025 Flight test milestone GA-ASI completed the first flight tests of the Gray Eagle Extended Range UAS using a Proliferated Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation, contracted by the U.S. Army. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle
13/11/2024 Ground test milestone GA-ASI completed the final qualification test for its HFE 2.0 200-horsepower heavy fuel engine at its El Mirage, California facility on 13 November 2024. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle
12/11/2024 Flight test milestone GA-ASI and Hanwha Aerospace completed a major flight demonstration launching a MQ-1C Gray Eagle STOL from ROKS Dokdo underway at sea off Pohang, South Korea on 12 November 2024. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI)Hanwha Aerospace General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle
23/08/2024 Production milestone General Atomics Aeronautical Systems produced the first EagleEye multi-mode radar off its production line for the U.S. Army Gray Eagle UAS programme. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle