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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 · Leonardo (Alenia) C-27J Spartan · all time

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

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
01/11/2024 Contract award The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Silent Arrow a $1.8m Direct to Phase II SBIR contract to build and flight test the CLS-200 attritable special missions UAS. Silent ArrowAir Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Silent Arrow CLSLockheed Martin C-130J HerculesLeonardo (Alenia) C-27J Spartan
01/10/2024 Component first delivery GKN Aerospace delivered the first two C-27J nacelles to Leonardo Aircraft since 2018, the first in September 2024 and the second in October 2024. GKN Aerospace - CowesLeonardo Aeronautics (Alenia)GKN - Fokker Aerostructures Leonardo (Alenia) C-27J Spartan
19/02/2024 First flight A Leonardo C-27J Flying Test Bed integrated with morphing wing surfaces made its debut flight at Turin's Caselle airport under the Clean Sky 2 REG IADP campaign. Leonardo Aeronautics (Alenia) Leonardo (Alenia) C-27J Spartan
11/11/2020 Ground test milestone Leonardo began final testing of the C-27J Next Generation, featuring new avionics, winglets, and aerodynamic devices. Leonardo Aeronautics (Alenia) Leonardo (Alenia) C-27J Spartan
03/12/2018 First flight The new C-27J Spartan baseline configuration completed its first flight at Leonardo's Aircraft Division Turin plant on 3 December 2018. Leonardo Aeronautics (Alenia) Leonardo (Alenia) C-27J Spartan
25/05/2016 Supply agreement signed Leonardo-Finmeccanica Aircraft Division and Esterline CMC Electronics agreed for CMC to supply CMA-9000 FMS, CMA-5024 GPS and TacView displays for the C-27J Spartan fleet. CMC Electronics Inc. Leonardo (Alenia) C-27J Spartan
15/06/2015 Flight test milestone Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi completed the first flight of the winglet-modified C-27J at Turin-Caselle on 15 June 2015. Leonardo Aeronautics (Alenia) Leonardo (Alenia) C-27J Spartan
09/07/2012 Product launch Alenia Aermacchi and ATK jointly introduced the MC-27J, a multi-mission armed derivative of the C-27J Spartan airlifter. Leonardo Aeronautics (Alenia)Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems - Flight Systems Group Leonardo (Alenia) C-27J Spartan