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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 · Kaman K1200 K-MAX · all time

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

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
28/04/2026 Contract award Naval Air Systems Command awarded Near Earth Autonomy the MARV-EL Increment 2 programme via OTA to prototype autonomous logistics aircraft for the U.S. Marine Corps. Near Earth AutonomyBell Helicopter TextronMoog Inc. Bell 505 Jet Ranger XSikorsky S-70A Black HawkLockheed Martin C-130J Hercules
22/06/2022 Equity stake acquisition Kaman Corporation invested $10 million in Near Earth Autonomy, Inc., acquiring a minority equity interest and one board seat. Kaman Air Vehicles (was Kaman Aerosystems)Near Earth AutonomyKaman Corporation Kaman K1200 K-MAXPiasecki Aircraft KARGO UAV
21/04/2021 First flight Kaman Air Vehicles completed the first flight of its new unmanned K-MAX TITAN heavy lift helicopter. Kaman Air Vehicles (was Kaman Aerosystems) Kaman K1200 K-MAX
21/08/2020 Partnership agreement signed Near Earth Autonomy and Kaman Aerospace partnered, with NAVAIR support, to develop an intelligent autonomy system for the K-MAX helicopter. Near Earth AutonomyKaman Air Vehicles (was Kaman Aerosystems)NAVAIR Naval Air Systems Command Kaman K1200 K-MAX
04/09/2019 Contract award Entrol was selected by Kaman Aerospace to design, manufacture and install a K-MAX FTD Level 5 simulator at Kaman's Bloomfield, CT facility. Entrol S.L.Kaman Air Vehicles (was Kaman Aerosystems) Kaman K1200 K-MAX
05/03/2019 Programme launch Kaman Aerospace Group announced development of the next generation K-MAX unmanned aircraft system capable of both manned and unmanned missions. Kaman Air Vehicles (was Kaman Aerosystems)Kaman Corporation Kaman K1200 K-MAX
12/05/2017 First flight A K-MAX helicopter from Kaman's newly reopened commercial production line completed its first successful flight. Kaman Air Vehicles (was Kaman Aerosystems) Kaman K1200 K-MAX
16/01/2017 Production milestone Kaman Aerosystems completed and delivered the first K-MAX airframe from its re-opened Jacksonville, Florida production line to the Bloomfield, Connecticut facility for final assembly. Kaman Air Vehicles (was Kaman Aerosystems) Kaman K1200 K-MAX