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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 · Shield AI V-BAT · all time

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

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
26/03/2026 Executive appointment Advent International Chairman David Mussafer was appointed to Shield AI's Board of Directors as part of the Series G investment. Shield AIAechelon Technology, Inc. Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting FalconAnduril Industries FuryShield AI X-BAT
26/03/2026 Acquisition Shield AI announced a planned acquisition of Aechelon Technology Inc, a Sagewind Capital portfolio company specialising in high-fidelity defence simulation software. Shield AIAechelon Technology, Inc. Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting FalconAnduril Industries FuryShield AI X-BAT
26/03/2026 Investment round Shield AI closed a $1.5 billion Series G funding round at a $12.7 billion post-money valuation, led by Advent International and co-led by JPMorganChase's Strategic Investment Group. Shield AIAechelon Technology, Inc. Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting FalconAnduril Industries FuryShield AI X-BAT
02/12/2025 License agreement signed JSW Defence entered a long-term licensing arrangement with Shield AI for Transfer of Technology to manufacture the V-BAT Group 3 UAS in India. JSW Defence Pvt. Ltd.Shield AI Shield AI V-BAT
02/12/2025 Facility groundbreaking JSW Defence commenced construction of a next-generation UAS manufacturing facility at EMC Maheshwaram, Hyderabad, India. JSW Defence Pvt. Ltd.Shield AI Shield AI V-BAT
06/03/2025 Investment round Shield AI closed a $240 million F-1 strategic funding round at a $5.3 billion valuation, with investors including L3Harris, Hanwha Asset Management, and Andreessen Horowitz. Shield AIL3Harris Technologies, Inc.Hanwha Group Shield AI V-BATLockheed Martin F-16 Fighting FalconGeneral Atomics MQ-20 Avenger
12/11/2024 Partnership agreement signed JSW Defence Pvt. Ltd. and Shield AI Inc. signed a strategic partnership to indigenise and manufacture Shield AI's V-BAT Group 3 UAS in India. Shield AIJSW Defence Pvt. Ltd. Shield AI V-BAT
01/09/2021 Flight test milestone Northrop Grumman and Martin UAV completed flight testing of the V-BAT UAS with GPS-denied navigation and target designation capabilities. Northrop Grumman Aerospace SystemsShield AI Shield AI V-BAT