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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 · Sikorsky Nomad · all time

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
22/07/2026 Competition downselect DARPA selected Sikorsky's MATRIX autonomy system as the autonomy solution for all five platforms under the EVADE programme. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin companyDARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Sikorsky NomadSikorsky Innovations HEXSikorsky S-70A Black Hawk
22/07/2026 Flight test milestone Sikorsky completed initial ground and flight testing of its Nomad 100 UAS in collaboration with DARPA's EVADE programme. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin companyDARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Sikorsky NomadSikorsky Innovations HEXSikorsky S-70A Black Hawk
01/07/2026 Flight test milestone Within two weeks of the Sikorsky-BETA agreement, MATRIX autonomy was successfully integrated and flying on BETA's CX300 conventional takeoff and landing aircraft. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin companyBeta TechnologiesDARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency BETA ALIASikorsky S-70A Black HawkSikorsky Nomad
01/07/2026 Partnership agreement signed Sikorsky and BETA Technologies formally agreed to integrate Sikorsky's MATRIX autonomy suite into BETA's ALIA MV250 hVTOL aircraft earlier in July 2026. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin companyBeta TechnologiesDARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency BETA ALIASikorsky S-70A Black HawkSikorsky Nomad
01/03/2025 Flight test milestone Sikorsky's Nomad 50 prototype, with a 10.3 ft wingspan, completed extended flight testing in March 2025. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin companyDARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Sikorsky NomadDARPA ANCILLARY X-PlaneSikorsky S-70A Black Hawk
01/01/2025 Flight test milestone Sikorsky Innovations completed over 40 take-offs and landings and 30 helicopter-to-airplane mode transitions with its rotor blown wing UAS prototype in January 2025. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company Sikorsky Innovations HEXSikorsky NomadDARPA ANCILLARY X-Plane
22/05/2024 Flight test milestone Sikorsky conducted flight tests of its twin-proprotor rotor blown wing VTOL UAS proof-of-concept to verify vertical launch, landing stability, and cruise efficiency for DARPA ANCILLARY. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin companyDARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Sikorsky NomadDARPA ANCILLARY X-Plane