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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 · HAL Dhruv · all time

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Date	Event	What happened	Company	Program
19/05/2026	Contract award	Aitech secured a $63 million production contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to supply avionics computing systems for 156 Light Combat Helicopters over five to six years.	Aitech Defense Systems, Inc.Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (Helicopter Division Bangalore)	HAL Dhruv
13/04/2026	Facility opening	India's Secretary of Defence Production inaugurated the Prachand LCH structure assembly line and an ASRS at HAL's New Helicopter Factory in Tumakuru, Karnataka.	Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (Helicopter Division Bangalore)	HAL Dhruv HAL LUH HAL Indian Multi Role Helicopter (IMRH)
02/02/2026	First flight	Moog's Genesys Avionics Suite completed its first flight aboard HAL's Advanced Light Helicopter ALH Dhruv NG, witnessed by Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation officials.	Moog Avionics (Genesys Aerosystems)Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (Helicopter Division Bangalore)	HAL Dhruv
30/12/2025	Regulatory approval	India's DGCA certified HAL's indigenous manufacturing of the Shakti civil engine, the first aero engine certified by DGCA for indigenous production, supported by Safran Engines.	Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (Helicopter Division Bangalore)Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (Engine Division Bangalore)	HAL Dhruv
30/12/2025	First flight	Hindustan Aeronautics Limited completed the inaugural flight of the Dhruv New Generation helicopter at HAL's Helicopter Division in Bengaluru.	Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (Helicopter Division Bangalore)Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (Engine Division Bangalore)	HAL Dhruv
14/07/2023	Joint venture established	Safran Helicopter Engines and HAL established a new joint venture company in Bangalore, India, dedicated to helicopter engine design, development, and production.	Safran Helicopter Engines Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.Safran-HAL (SAFHAL) Helicopter Engines	HAL Indian Multi Role Helicopter (IMRH)HAL Dhruv
15/02/2023	Partnership agreement signed	Safran Helicopter Engines and HAL signed a workshare agreement for joint development of the engine for India's 13-ton IMRH and naval DBMRH helicopters.	Safran Helicopter Engines Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.	HAL Dhruv HAL Indian Multi Role Helicopter (IMRH)
29/09/2020	Ground test milestone	HAL completed the ground run of the first Limited Series Production Light Combat Helicopter (LCH-LSP) at its facility.	Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (Helicopter Division Bangalore)	HAL Dhruv