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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 · Anduril Industries Fury · all time

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
17/06/2026 Contract award The U.S. Air Force awarded mission autonomy production contracts to Anduril, General Atomics, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, RTX Collins Aerospace and Shield AI under a six-year framework. Anduril Industries (was Blue Force Technologies)General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI)Lockheed Martin Corporation General Atomics Gambit SeriesAnduril Industries FuryGeneral Atomics MQ-20 Avenger
17/06/2026 Contract award The U.S. Air Force awarded General Atomics an engineering, manufacturing and production contract for the FQ-42A CCA, four months ahead of schedule. Anduril Industries (was Blue Force Technologies)General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI)Lockheed Martin Corporation General Atomics Gambit SeriesAnduril Industries FuryGeneral Atomics MQ-20 Avenger
26/03/2026 Executive appointment Advent International Chairman David Mussafer was appointed to Shield AI's Board of Directors as part of the Series G investment. Shield AIAechelon Technology, Inc. Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting FalconAnduril Industries FuryShield AI X-BAT
26/03/2026 Acquisition Shield AI announced a planned acquisition of Aechelon Technology Inc, a Sagewind Capital portfolio company specialising in high-fidelity defence simulation software. Shield AIAechelon Technology, Inc. Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting FalconAnduril Industries FuryShield AI X-BAT
26/03/2026 Investment round Shield AI closed a $1.5 billion Series G funding round at a $12.7 billion post-money valuation, led by Advent International and co-led by JPMorganChase's Strategic Investment Group. Shield AIAechelon Technology, Inc. Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting FalconAnduril Industries FuryShield AI X-BAT
13/02/2026 Competition downselect Shield AI was selected as a mission autonomy provider for the US Air Force CCA programme following a competitive evaluation. Shield AIAnduril Industries (was Blue Force Technologies)Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Anduril Industries FuryGeneral Atomics MQ-20 AvengerNorthrop Grumman YFQ-48A Talon Blue
17/06/2025 Partnership agreement signed Rheinmetall and Anduril Industries announced a strategic partnership to co-develop and deliver autonomous systems including Barracuda, Fury, and solid rocket motors for European defence. Rheinmetall Defence Electronics GmbHAnduril Industries (was Blue Force Technologies) Anduril Industries Fury
25/01/2023 Ground test milestone Blue Force Technologies and AFRL successfully completed a ground test for a carbon fibre composite propulsion flowpath system for BFT's Fury uncrewed fighter under the Bandit program. Anduril Industries (was Blue Force Technologies)Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Anduril Industries Fury