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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 Aerosonde · all time

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
28/04/2016 Technology demonstrator Textron Systems, with Latitude Engineering and Cloud Cap Technology, successfully demonstrated Hybrid Quadrotor VTOL capability integrated on the Aerosonde SUAS. Textron Systems Australia (Aerosonde) Textron Systems Aerosonde
24/05/2012 Contract award Orbital was contracted to supply heavy fuel FlexDI engines to AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems for the Aerosonde SUAS, valued at approximately $4.7 million throughout 2012. Orbital UAVTextron Systems Maryland (AAI) Textron Systems Aerosonde
01/01/2010 Flight test milestone AAI Corporation completed Aerosonde Mark 4.7 SUAS shipboard flight operations aboard the OSD M-80 Stiletto, achieving TRL 7 for its integrated launch and recovery system. Textron Systems Australia (Aerosonde)Textron Systems Maryland (AAI) Textron Systems Aerosonde
18/12/2009 Flight test milestone AAI Corporation demonstrated its On-the-Move Command and Control software during an Aerosonde Mark 4.7 UAS flight at Fort Pickett, Virginia, achieving TRL 7. Textron Systems Maryland (AAI) Textron Systems Aerosonde
02/11/2009 Flight test milestone Aerosonde UAS completed 40+ flights and 200+ flight hours with an EW payload during Australia's DSTO Distributed EW Concepts trial at Woomera. Textron Systems Australia (Aerosonde)Textron Systems Maryland (AAI) Textron Systems Aerosonde
28/11/2007 Flight test milestone The Rockwell Collins and Cubic Defense Applications Mini-CDL system was successfully flight tested on an AAI-Aerosonde UAS, demonstrating bi-directional comms with the USMC TP-CDL terminal. Collins Aerospace, Avionics DivisionCubic DefenseTextron Systems Maryland (AAI) Textron Systems Aerosonde
01/11/2007 Flight test milestone An AAI Aerosonde aircraft completed a history-making 17-hour 27-minute flight into Hurricane Noel, exploring the storm's eye and eye wall. Textron Systems Maryland (AAI) Textron Systems Aerosonde