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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 · Hypersonix / Kratos DART AE · all time

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
28/10/2025 Investment round Hypersonix Launch Systems closed a A$46 million Series A funding round led by High Tor Capital with co-investment from QIC, NRFC, Saab, and RKKVC. Hypersonix Launch SystemsKratos Unmanned Aerial Systems (KUAS) Hypersonix / Kratos DART AEHypersonix VISR
10/08/2023 Teaming agreement Hypersonix Launch Systems and Kratos Defense and Security Solutions signed an Exclusive Teaming Agreement to provide the DART AE Hypersonic System with Kratos' Zeus motors in the US market. Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems (KUAS)Hypersonix Launch Systems Hypersonix / Kratos DART AE
01/07/2023 Contract award Hypersonix Launch Systems was awarded the HyCAT programme by the US Defense Innovation Unit to build and fly the DART Mach 7 hypersonic test bed, approximately 12 months before July 2024. Hypersonix Launch Systems Hypersonix / Kratos DART AE
17/04/2023 Partnership agreement signed Hypersonix USA, Inc. and Rocket Lab USA, Inc. partnered for Rocket Lab to launch the DART AE hypersonic test vehicle using the HASTE rocket. Hypersonix Launch SystemsRocket Lab Hypersonix / Kratos DART AERocket Lab Electron / HASTE
01/03/2023 Competition downselect The U.S. Defense Innovation Unit selected Hypersonix Launch Systems from 63 respondents to provide hypersonic vehicles under the HyCAT1 programme. Hypersonix Launch Systems Hypersonix / Kratos DART AE
25/01/2022 Partnership agreement signed Hypersonix Launch Systems and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions signed an agreement to develop and fly the DART AE hypersonic drone technology demonstrator. Hypersonix Launch SystemsKratos Unmanned Aerial Systems (KUAS) Hypersonix / Kratos DART AE
01/01/2019 Company formation Hypersonix Launch Systems was founded in Brisbane, Australia in 2019. Hypersonix Launch SystemsKratos Unmanned Aerial Systems (KUAS) Hypersonix / Kratos DART AEHypersonix VISR