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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 · Bell 360 Invictus · all time

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

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
01/11/2023 Ground test milestone Bell Textron installed the U.S. Army-delivered T901 Improved Turbine Engine on the Bell 360 Invictus competitive prototype at its Flight Research Center in Arlington, Texas. Bell Helicopter TextronGE Aerospace Engines Bell 360 Invictus
23/10/2023 Component first delivery The US Army delivered GE Aerospace's T901 Improved Turbine Engine to Bell Textron for installation in the Bell 360 Invictus FARA competitive prototype. Bell Helicopter TextronGE Aerospace Engines Bell 360 Invictus
01/04/2022 Teaming agreement Bell Textron and Sierra Nevada Corporation signed a teaming agreement making SNC the mission systems integrator for the Bell 360 Invictus FARA Increment 1. Bell Helicopter TextronSierra Nevada Corporation Bell 360 Invictus
11/08/2021 Facility opening Bell opened a new FARA-specific Systems Integration Lab at Bell to integrate and test flight-critical components and software for the Bell 360 Invictus. Bell Helicopter Textron Bell 360 Invictus
25/03/2021 Supplier selection Bell Textron selected DDC-I's Deos DO-178 RTOS for a Data Concentrator Unit aboard the Bell 360 Invictus FARA Competitive Prototype. DDC-I, Inc.Bell Helicopter Textron Bell 360 Invictus
02/12/2020 Teaming agreement ITT Enidine teamed with Bell Textron to produce passive Liquid Inertia Vibration Eliminator units for the Bell 360 Invictus FARA prototype. ITT EnidineBell Helicopter Textron Bell 360 Invictus
24/06/2020 Supplier selection Bell Textron Inc. selected Mecaer America Inc. as Team Invictus partner responsible for the landing gear system on the Bell 360 Invictus FARA helicopter. Mecaer America Inc.Bell Helicopter TextronAirbus Helicopters Canada Bell 360 Invictus
16/06/2020 Supplier selection Bell Textron selected GE Aviation to provide the Health Awareness System for the Bell 360 Invictus competitive prototype under the US Army FARA programme. GE Aerospace, Grand Rapids (was GE Aviation Systems)Bell Helicopter Textron (Canada) Bell 360 Invictus