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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 · Dufour Aero-200 · all time

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

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
10/07/2026 Flight test milestone Dufour Aerospace completed a 20 kg payload, 200 km range flight campaign at Dübendorf Airfield, validating propulsion and structural improvements to the Aero-200. Dufour Aerospace Dufour Aero-200
08/09/2025 Rebranding Dufour Aerospace renamed its tilt-wing aircraft Aero2 to Aero-200 and AeroMini to Aero-30, adopting an MTOW-based naming convention across its product family. Dufour Aerospace Dufour Aero-200
01/08/2025 Flight test milestone An unnamed drone company's tilt-wing aircraft exceeded one hour of flight time for the first time in a test flight, covering 120 kilometres. Dufour Aerospace Dufour Aero-200
13/02/2025 Flight test milestone Dufour Aerospace completed the first functional flight test integrating a RIEGL VUX-120-23 Lidar system on its AeroMini10 tilt-wing drone in Mengen, Germany. Dufour AerospaceRIEGL Laser Measurement Systems GmbH Dufour Aero-200
01/02/2025 Partnership agreement signed In February 2025, Volatus Aerospace and Dufour Aerospace announced a partnership to develop runway-independent cargo capabilities for Arctic, defence, and commercial operations. Volatus AerospaceDufour Aerospace Dufour Aero-200
28/01/2025 Flight test milestone Dufour Aerospace completed flight tests of its hybrid-electric system for the Aero2 drone, including vertical takeoff, transition to forward flight, and in-flight battery recharging. Dufour Aerospace Dufour Aero-200
28/08/2024 First flight Dufour Aerospace's production-ready Aero2 X2.3 tilt-wing drone completed its first successful hover flight. Dufour Aerospace Dufour Aero-200
22/04/2024 Supplier selection Dufour Aerospace selected Mejzlik Propellers to supply custom variable-pitch carbon propeller blades for the main propeller on the Aero2 aircraft. Dufour AerospaceMejzlik Propellers s.r.o Dufour Aero-200