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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 · Textron Systems Shadow · all time

6 facts on record

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
12/10/2011 Product launch AAI UAS introduced the Shadow M2 Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System at the AUSA 2011 Annual Meeting & Exposition. Textron Systems Maryland (AAI)Lycoming Engines Textron Systems Shadow
28/02/2011 Flight test milestone AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems and DRA successfully completed an unmanned flight demonstration of the Small Sense and Avoid System (SSAASy) on a Shadow 200 UAS under U.S. Army contract. Textron Systems Maryland (AAI) Textron Systems Shadow
21/05/2010 Contract award Saab received an order worth approximately MSEK 500 from FMV for two complete Tactical UAV systems based on the AAI Shadow 200. Saab AerosystemsTextron Systems Maryland (AAI) Textron Systems Shadow
17/11/2009 License agreement signed AAI Corporation signed an exclusive 40-year licensing agreement with Carter Aviation Technologies for Carter's Slowed Rotor/Compound technology for all unmanned aircraft applications. Textron Systems Maryland (AAI)Carter Aviation Technologies Textron Systems Shadow
11/08/2009 Partnership agreement signed GE Aviation signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRDA) with the FAA to support integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems into the National Airspace System. GE Aerospace, Grand Rapids (was GE Aviation Systems) Textron Systems Shadow
23/08/2006 Contract award AAI Corporation was awarded an $11.7 million contract by the US Army Aviation and Missile Command to integrate and demonstrate a new tactical common data link for the RQ-7B Shadow 200 TUAS. Textron Systems Maryland (AAI)L3Harris (was L3 Communications Systems - West)Cubic Defense Textron Systems Shadow