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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 · Lockheed Martin Skunk Works X-59 QueSST · all time

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

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
28/10/2025 First flight The Lockheed Martin X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft completed its first flight from U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, landing at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center. Lockheed Martin Skunk WorksNASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Lockheed Martin Skunk Works X-59 QueSST
12/11/2024 Ground test milestone Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and NASA commenced X-59 engine run testing, the aircraft's final major system check-out before taxi tests and first flight, with the aircraft powered fully internally Lockheed Martin Skunk WorksNASA Langley Research Center Lockheed Martin Skunk Works X-59 QueSST
18/03/2024 Supplier selection Karman Space & Defense was appointed as a key subsystems supplier for Lockheed Martin Skunk Works' X-59 supersonic aircraft, developed in partnership with NASA. Karman Space & Defence Lockheed Martin Skunk Works X-59 QueSST
12/01/2024 Aircraft rollout Lockheed Martin Skunk Works rolled out the X-59 quiet supersonic experimental aircraft at a ceremony in Palmdale, California. Lockheed Martin Skunk WorksNASA Langley Research Center Lockheed Martin Skunk Works X-59 QueSST
01/01/2022 Ground test milestone NASA's X-59 QueSST aircraft began critical ground testing at Lockheed Martin's facilities in Texas to verify structural loads, stresses, and fuel systems. NASA Armstrong Flight Research CenterLockheed Martin Skunk Works Lockheed Martin Skunk Works X-59 QueSST
01/09/2021 Flight test milestone NASA Langley completed in-flight and structural stability testing of the X-59 QueSST eXternal Vision System; XVS shipped to Lockheed Martin for installation. NASA Langley Research CenterLockheed Martin Skunk Works Lockheed Martin Skunk Works X-59 QueSST
03/08/2021 Production milestone NASA's X-59 QueSST major aircraft sections were merged together at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, Palmdale, forming a complete airframe for the first time. NASA Langley Research CenterLockheed Martin Skunk Works Lockheed Martin Skunk Works X-59 QueSST
06/05/2021 Component first delivery Collins Aerospace delivered a tailor-made Large Format Display system to the NASA X-59 QueSST aircraft programme. Collins Aerospace, Avionics DivisionNASA Langley Research CenterLockheed Martin Skunk Works Lockheed Martin Skunk Works X-59 QueSST