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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 · Shield AI X-BAT · all time

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
08/10/2026 Contract modification The U.S. Navy executed a $150 million modification to its existing OT agreement with Shield AI to advance the X-BAT AI-piloted VTOL fighter aircraft. Shield AIGE Aerospace Engines Shield AI X-BAT
01/08/2026 Contract modification The U.S. Navy's PAE(A) RCC, with DIU, executed a separate $50 million modification to Shield AI's OT agreement for X-BAT under the RIMES effort. Shield AIGE Aerospace Engines Shield AI X-BAT
20/07/2026 Ground test milestone GE Aerospace and Shield AI completed integration, actuation, and engine light-off testing of the AVEN nozzle on the F110-GE-129E engine for the X-BAT aircraft at Peebles, Ohio. GE Aerospace EnginesShield AI Shield AI X-BATLockheed Martin F-16 Fighting FalconLockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
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
05/11/2025 MoU signed GE Aerospace and Shield AI signed an MOU to collaborate on propulsion technologies, selecting the F110-GE-129 engine with AVEN to power Shield AI's X-BAT vehicle programme. GE Aerospace EnginesShield AI Shield AI X-BAT
22/10/2025 Product launch Shield AI unveiled the X-BAT, an AI-piloted VTOL fighter jet for expeditionary and maritime operations in contested environments, on 22 October 2025. Shield AI Shield AI X-BAT