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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 · Dronamics Black Swan · all time

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

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
12/02/2026 Product launch Dronamics launched its Black Swan defence platform combining its long-range cargo UAV with HENSOLDT mission sensor systems for airborne early warning. DronamicsHENSOLDT Sensors GmbH Dronamics Black Swan
18/11/2025 Partnership agreement signed Fluid Codes and Dronamics formalised a strategic partnership to advance simulation-driven aerospace design and digital engineering for the Black Swan drone. Fluid CodesDronamics Dronamics Black Swan
18/09/2025 Partnership agreement signed Kawasaki Motors and Dronamics announced a strategic partnership to develop and integrate Kawasaki aero piston engines into Dronamics' Black Swan cargo UAV platform. Dronamics Dronamics Black Swan
12/06/2025 Investment round The European Innovation Council put Dronamics forward for an equity investment of up to €30 million under the EIC STEP programme. Dronamics Dronamics Black Swan
01/01/2024 Equity stake acquisition The European Innovation Council invested €10 million in Dronamics as an equity investor. Dronamics Dronamics Black Swan
08/12/2023 Programme completion CAeS and Dronamics completed a feasibility study confirming the CAeS HFC system meets the Black Swan aircraft's payload, volume, and range requirements. Cranfield Aerospace Solutions LtdDronamics Dronamics Black SwanBritten-Norman BN2 Islander
08/12/2023 MoU signed Cranfield Aerospace Solutions and Dronamics signed an MoU confirming CAeS as preferred supplier of hydrogen fuel cell propulsion systems for the Dronamics Black Swan cargo drone. Cranfield Aerospace Solutions LtdDronamics Dronamics Black SwanBritten-Norman BN2 Islander
15/11/2023 MoU signed UAE Strategic Development Fund and Dronamics signed a term sheet at Dubai Airshow 2023 to establish a JV for serial production of Black Swan cargo drones in the UAE. Dronamics Dronamics Black Swan