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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 · HAL Indian Multi Role Helicopter (IMRH) · all time

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Date	Event	What happened	Company	Program
13/04/2026	Facility opening	India's Secretary of Defence Production inaugurated the Prachand LCH structure assembly line and an ASRS at HAL's New Helicopter Factory in Tumakuru, Karnataka.	Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (Helicopter Division Bangalore)	HAL Dhruv HAL LUH HAL Indian Multi Role Helicopter (IMRH)
01/02/2025	Contract award	Safran Aircraft Engines signed a contract with TEAL at Aero India 2025 to manufacture low-pressure turbine components for LEAP engines, the first partnership between the two companies.	Safran Aircraft Engines Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.Safran-HAL (SAFHAL) Helicopter Engines	Dassault Rafale HAL Indian Multi Role Helicopter (IMRH)
01/02/2025	Contract award	Safran Aircraft Engines signed a contract with HAL at Aero India 2025 for HAL to produce critical Nickel Ring forgings for LEAP engines.	Safran Aircraft Engines Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.Safran-HAL (SAFHAL) Helicopter Engines	Dassault Rafale HAL Indian Multi Role Helicopter (IMRH)
30/08/2024	Contract award	HAL signed an airframer contract with SAFHAL Helicopter Engines to jointly design, develop, manufacture and support the new Aravalli engine for IMRH and DBMRH helicopters.	Safran-HAL (SAFHAL) Helicopter Engines Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.Safran Helicopter Engines	HAL Indian Multi Role Helicopter (IMRH)
14/07/2023	Joint venture established	Safran Helicopter Engines and HAL established a new joint venture company in Bangalore, India, dedicated to helicopter engine design, development, and production.	Safran Helicopter Engines Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.Safran-HAL (SAFHAL) Helicopter Engines	HAL Indian Multi Role Helicopter (IMRH)HAL Dhruv
15/02/2023	Partnership agreement signed	Safran Helicopter Engines and HAL signed a workshare agreement for joint development of the engine for India's 13-ton IMRH and naval DBMRH helicopters.	Safran Helicopter Engines Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.	HAL Dhruv HAL Indian Multi Role Helicopter (IMRH)
15/02/2017	Product launch	HAL unveiled a full-scale mock-up of the Indian Multi Role Helicopter (IMRH) at Aero India, presented by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at Yelahanka.	Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (Aircraft Division Bangalore)Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (Helicopter Division Bangalore)	HAL Indian Multi Role Helicopter (IMRH)