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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 · Elroy Chaparral C1 · all time

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

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
26/06/2026 Investment round Elroy Air secured more than $165 million in committed PIPE capital as part of its SPAC business combination, with $65 million funded at BCA execution. Elroy AirKratos Unmanned Aerial Systems (KUAS)Merlin (Merlin Labs) Elroy Chaparral C1
26/06/2026 Merger Elroy Air and Columbus Circle Capital Corp II (SPAC led by Inflection Point/Cohen & Company) entered a definitive business combination agreement to take Elroy Air public. Elroy AirKratos Unmanned Aerial Systems (KUAS)Merlin (Merlin Labs) Elroy Chaparral C1
08/01/2026 MoU signed Barq Group and Elroy Air signed an initial agreement establishing a framework for a $200M JV to manufacture the Chaparral VTOL cargo UAS in Abu Dhabi. Elroy Air Elroy Chaparral C1
23/09/2025 Supply agreement signed Elroy Air selected Kratos Defense & Security Solutions as its exclusive U.S. manufacturing partner for the Chaparral cargo drone under a five-year agreement. Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems (KUAS)Elroy Air Elroy Chaparral C1
31/07/2025 Flight test milestone Elroy Air's Chaparral hVTOL aircraft achieved transition speed, completing three flights since 31 July 2025 autonomously transitioning from vertical takeoff to wingborne forward flight at up to 70 Elroy Air Elroy Chaparral C1
14/01/2025 Investment round Elroy Air closed the first tranche of a funding round led by Marlinspike Partners, with Shield Capital, Snowpoint Ventures, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Milano Investment Partners, DiamondStream Elroy AirLockheed Martin Corporation Elroy Chaparral C1
14/01/2025 Executive departure David Merrill, founding CEO of Elroy Air, stepped down as CEO to become Executive Chairman on 14 January 2025. Elroy AirLockheed Martin Corporation Elroy Chaparral C1
14/01/2025 Executive appointment Dr. Andrew Clare was formally appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Elroy Air on 14 January 2025. Elroy AirLockheed Martin Corporation Elroy Chaparral C1