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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 · Heven AeroTech H2D Series · all time

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

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
01/12/2025 Investment round Heven AeroTech closed a $100 million Series B round led by IonQ alongside returning investors including Texas Venture Partners, valuing the company at $1 billion. Heven AeroTech (was HevenDrones) Heven AeroTech H2D Series
20/10/2025 Facility opening Heven AeroTech opened its new U.S. headquarters in Sterling, Virginia, to support UAS technology development and customer engagement. Heven AeroTech (was HevenDrones) Heven AeroTech H2D Series
08/08/2025 Facility opening Zepher Flight Labs, part of Heven's U.S. operations, formally opened its new hydrogen UAV facility at 317 W. Steuben Street in Bingen. Heven AeroTech (was HevenDrones)Zepher Flight Labs Heven AeroTech H2D Series
15/07/2025 Flight test milestone Zepher Flight Labs' hydrogen fuel cell-powered Z1 UAV completed a vertical takeoff at MTOW and climbed to a density altitude of 12,000 ft during an ISR mission phase. Heven AeroTech (was HevenDrones)Zepher Flight LabsMach Industries Inc. Heven AeroTech H2D Series
25/04/2025 Acquisition Heven acquired Zepher Flight Labs to expand its drone technology portfolio for defence, security, and commercial sectors. Heven AeroTech (was HevenDrones)Zepher Flight LabsMach Industries Inc. Heven AeroTech H2D Series
18/03/2025 Partnership agreement signed Mach Industries and HevenDrones signed a partnership to produce hydrogen-powered drone platforms including the H100, H2D55, and Raider at Forge Huntington. Heven AeroTech (was HevenDrones)Mach Industries Inc. Heven AeroTech H2D Series
01/02/2025 Product launch Heven launched Raider, a new hydrogen-powered drone platform with over 10 hours flight endurance and up to 50 lb payload capacity, in February 2025. Heven AeroTech (was HevenDrones)Zepher Flight LabsMach Industries Inc. Heven AeroTech H2D Series
27/11/2023 Product launch HevenDrones introduced the H2D200 Series hydrogen-powered drones, comprising the H2D200 and H2D250 models, at the Monaco Hydrogen Forum. Heven AeroTech (was HevenDrones) Heven AeroTech H2D Series