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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 · BAE Tempest · all time

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

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
09/10/2026 Facility opening Edgewing opened a new engineering facility in Turin, Italy to support GCAP next-generation combat aircraft development for Italy, Japan, and the UK. Leonardo SpAEdgewingJapan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement Co. Ltd (JAIEC) BAE TempestMitsubishi F-X
28/09/2026 Facility expansion Rolls-Royce announced a £300 million investment in its UK manufacturing and engineering facilities across Derby, Bristol, Rotherham, Glasgow, and Warwickshire. Rolls-Royce plc Rolls-Royce plc Civil AerospaceRolls-Royce plc Defence Aerospace Eurofighter TyphoonBAE Tempest
10/09/2026 Contract award Edgewing awarded an 18-month contract to the G2E consortium to develop integrated sensing and communications systems for the Global Combat Air Programme. Leonardo SpAEdgewingJapan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement Co. Ltd (JAIEC) Mitsubishi F-XBAE Tempest
22/07/2026 Flight test milestone The Excalibur Flight Test Aircraft completed its modifications and next stage of flight trials, ready to test integrated sensing and communications systems for GCAP. BAE Systems plcLeonardoMBDA UK BAE Tempest
22/07/2026 Production milestone Team Tempest completed the first robotically assembled component for the UK Combat Air Demonstrator in its Factory of the Future. BAE Systems plcLeonardoMBDA UK BAE Tempest
22/07/2026 Production milestone Team Tempest completed final assembly of approximately half of the UK Combat Air Demonstrator's main aircraft structure, with over 11,500 parts designed. BAE Systems plcLeonardoMBDA UK BAE Tempest
22/07/2026 Contract modification The UK Ministry of Defence awarded BAE Systems a £708 million contract extension to continue sixth-generation combat air technology development under GCAP. BAE Systems plcMBDA UKRolls-Royce plc BAE Tempest
20/07/2026 Ground test milestone The GCAP Power and Propulsion System consortium completed over 100 subscale component tests, advancing progress toward ground-testing the engine demonstrator. Rolls-Royce plc Defence AerospaceAvio Aero (GE Aerospace)IHI Corporation BAE TempestMitsubishi F-X