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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 · Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk · all time

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
06/02/2025 Flight test milestone Northrop Grumman successfully completed testing of Australia's third MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft at its Palmdale, California facility. Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk
05/10/2023 Contract award Curtiss-Wright was awarded a five-year, $34 million IDIQ contract by the Naval Surface Warfare Center to provide MOSA-based airborne data recorder technology for U.S. and Australian aircraft. Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions HQ Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk
02/09/2022 Contract award Northrop Grumman was awarded a $13M sole-source contract from the US Air Force to develop and sustain RTIP sensor technology for NATO at Sigonella Air Base, Italy. Northrop Grumman Corporation Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk
16/05/2022 Supplier selection Northrop Grumman specified ThinKom Solutions' ThinAir Ka2517 phased-array satellite antenna for beyond-line-of-sight connectivity on its MQ-4C Triton flying test bed. ThinKom Solutions, Inc.Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk
01/12/2021 Production milestone Northrop Grumman completed wing-fuselage mating for Australia's first MQ-4C Triton HALE aircraft, mounting the fuselage onto Triton's one-piece wing. Northrop Grumman Aerospace SystemsNorthrop Grumman Australia Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk
10/05/2021 Contract award Northrop Grumman was contracted by the U.S. Navy to prototype and reduce risk of integrating sense and avoid capabilities into the MQ-4C Triton autonomous system. Northrop Grumman Aerospace SystemsACSS, an Acron Aviation & Thales Company Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk
15/04/2021 First flight Northrop Grumman completed the first flight of Japan's RQ-4B Global Hawk on 15 April 2021 from Palmdale, California. Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk
01/02/2021 Component first delivery AME Systems delivered the first batch of wire harnesses for the MQ-4C Triton programme to Northrop Grumman. AME Systems (Vic) Pty LtdNorthrop Grumman Aerospace SystemsNorthrop Grumman Australia Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk