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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 · Wingcopter 198 · all time

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
11/05/2023 Investment round The European Investment Bank provided a €40 million quasi-equity investment into Wingcopter GmbH to scale up electric delivery drone operations, backed by the InvestEU programme. Wingcopter Wingcopter 198
01/05/2023 Flight test milestone In May 2023, ITOCHU and Wingcopter conducted a proof-of-concept flight trial of the Wingcopter 198 in Japan under special permits. Wingcopter Wingcopter 198
16/03/2023 Partnership agreement signed Wingcopter and ZAL Center of Applied Aeronautical Research GmbH signed a development partnership to explore hydrogen propulsion for Wingcopter delivery drones. WingcopterZAL Center of Applied Aeronautical Research Wingcopter 198
11/05/2022 Regulatory approval The FAA issued Special Class Airworthiness Criteria for the Wingcopter 198 US unmanned aircraft, marking a critical milestone in its U.S. type certification process. Wingcopter Wingcopter 198
27/04/2021 Product launch Wingcopter publicly launched the Wingcopter 198, an all-electric eVTOL fixed-wing delivery drone with a triple-drop mechanism, establishing a new industry standard. Wingcopter Wingcopter 198
21/03/2021 Flight test milestone ANA HD and Wingcopter completed the first phase of drone delivery trials between Fukuejima and Hisakajima in Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture from 21–26 March 2021. Wingcopter Wingcopter 198
01/01/2020 Partnership agreement signed Wingcopter signed a partnership agreement with Japanese airline ANA to build a drone delivery network in rural Japan. Wingcopter Wingcopter 198
01/01/2019 MoU signed ANA Holdings signed an MOU with the Zambia Government to conduct drone field tests to improve delivery of medical supplies in Zambia. Wingcopter Wingcopter 198