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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 UCAS X-47 · all time

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

The table pans sideways — swipe for the rest of the columns ›
DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
29/07/2012 Flight test milestone The Northrop Grumman X-47B UCAS demonstrator completed its first East Coast flight from Naval Air Station Patuxent River on 29 July 2012. Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Northrop Grumman UCAS X-47
22/11/2011 First flight The second Northrop Grumman X-47B flight test aircraft (AV-2) completed its first flight at Edwards Air Force Base, powered by Pratt & Whitney's F100-PW-220U engine. Pratt & Whitney Military EnginesNorthrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Northrop Grumman UCAS X-47
30/09/2011 Flight test milestone The U.S. Navy/Northrop Grumman X-47B flew in cruise configuration for the first time, retracting its landing gear, at Edwards Air Force Base on 30 September 2011. Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Northrop Grumman UCAS X-47
04/03/2011 Flight test milestone The X-47B completed its third flight at Edwards AFB, reaching 7,500 ft at a top speed of 180 knots during a 41-minute sortie. Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Northrop Grumman UCAS X-47
01/03/2011 Flight test milestone The X-47B completed its second flight at Edwards AFB, reaching 7,500 ft at up to 200 knots during a 39-minute sortie. Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Northrop Grumman UCAS X-47
04/02/2011 First flight The Northrop Grumman-built U.S. Navy X-47B UCAS-D aircraft completed its first flight at Edwards AFB, California, lasting 29 minutes. Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Northrop Grumman UCAS X-47
01/12/2009 Component first delivery Lockheed Martin completed delivery of its UCAS-D hardware to Northrop Grumman in December 2009. Lockheed Martin Skunk WorksNorthrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Northrop Grumman UCAS X-47
01/10/2009 Component first delivery GE Aviation delivered the first fully-dressed landing gear to Northrop Grumman for the X-47B Navy UCAS-D programme. Applied Aerospace & Defense, Santa Ana (was PCX Aerosystems)Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Northrop Grumman UCAS X-47