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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 S-70A Black Hawk · all time

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

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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
16/07/2026 MoU signed Vertical Aerospace and Near Earth Autonomy signed an MOU to establish a strategic partnership integrating autonomous flight capability into the Valo aircraft. Vertical Aerospace LtdNear Earth AutonomyFarnborough International Airshow Vertical Aerospace ValoSikorsky S-70A Black HawkLeonardo AW139
14/07/2026 Assembly start PZL Mielec began production of the first Sikorsky S-70 FireHawk helicopters for the Czech Republic Ministry of the Interior. Lockheed Martin CorporationPZL-Mielec, a Sikorsky Company Polskie Zaklady Lotnicze Sp. z.o.o.United Rotorcraft Sikorsky 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
16/06/2026 Company formation Cendry Capital launched as a founder-led private investment firm dedicated to acquiring and growing aerospace and defence companies, anchored by VAERO and VECCO. VAERO Jacksonville (was Kaman Aerospace)VECCO Wichita (VAERO Group)VECCO Vital Engineered Components Company Sikorsky S-70A Black HawkBoeing CH-47 ChinookBell AH-1Z Viper
28/04/2026 Contract award Naval Air Systems Command awarded Near Earth Autonomy the MARV-EL Increment 2 programme via OTA to prototype autonomous logistics aircraft for the U.S. Marine Corps. Near Earth AutonomyBell Helicopter TextronMoog Inc. Bell 505 Jet Ranger XSikorsky S-70A Black HawkLockheed Martin C-130J Hercules