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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 · Lockheed Martin Stalker · all time

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

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
20/07/2026 Facility expansion Redwire Corporation began expanding its Huntsville campus by 164,000 sq ft, supported by ~$8.5m in state and local incentives, with completion expected by Q4 2027. Redwire Defense Tech (was Edge Autonomy) Lockheed Martin Stalker
07/04/2026 Facility opening Redwire Corporation opened a new office in the United Kingdom to support current and future UK Ministry of Defence programs. Redwire Defense Tech (was Edge Autonomy) Lockheed Martin Stalker
13/11/2025 Facility opening Redwire's subsidiary Edge Autonomy opened a new 85,000 sq ft facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan to increase fuel cell production for the Stalker UAS. Redwire Defense Tech (was Edge Autonomy) Lockheed Martin Stalker
07/08/2025 Contract award The U.S. Army awarded Edge Autonomy, a Redwire Corporation subsidiary, a prototype phase agreement to develop and deliver Stalker UAS for the Long Range Reconnaissance programme. Redwire Defense Tech (was Edge Autonomy) Lockheed Martin Stalker
14/07/2025 Regulatory approval The Defense Innovation Unit granted Authority to Operate and added Edge Autonomy's Stalker UAS to the DIU Blue UAS Cleared List for DoD use. Redwire Defense Tech (was Edge Autonomy) Lockheed Martin Stalker
05/06/2025 Facility opening Edge Autonomy formally opened its expanded engineering, design and manufacturing facility in Riga, Latvia on 5 June 2025, nearly doubling its existing footprint. Redwire Defense Tech (was Edge Autonomy) Lockheed Martin Stalker
20/01/2025 Acquisition Redwire Corporation signed a definitive agreement to acquire Edge Autonomy for $925 million, paying $150m cash and $775m in Redwire common stock. Redwire Defense Tech (was Edge Autonomy) Lockheed Martin Stalker
06/05/2024 Product launch Edge Autonomy introduced the 'Havoc' configuration for its VXE30 Stalker UAS, increasing flight endurance and payload capacity. Redwire Defense Tech (was Edge Autonomy) Lockheed Martin Stalker