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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 · PZL Swidnik SW-4 · all time

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
01/09/2023 Flight test milestone Daedalean and Leonardo completed flight testing of Daedalean's AI visual awareness system on Leonardo SW4 and SW4 Solo helicopters at PZL-Swidnik, Lublin, Poland, from July to September 2023. Destinus (Daedalean)Leonardo Aeronautics (Alenia) PZL Swidnik SW-4
27/02/2018 First flight Leonardo's SW-4 Solo optionally piloted helicopter completed its maiden flight with no safety pilot onboard at Taranto-Grottaglie Airport, Italy. Leonardo HelicoptersPZL Swidnik S.A. PZL Swidnik SW-4
15/12/2016 First flight Leonardo-Finmeccanica's SW-4 'Solo' remotely piloted helicopter completed its first flight at Taranto-Grottaglie Airport, beginning its test campaign. Leonardo Helicopters PZL Swidnik SW-4
01/12/2016 Flight test milestone Leonardo's SW-4 Solo conducted piloted test campaigns at Grottaglie beginning December 2016 to verify operational characteristics. Leonardo HelicoptersPZL Swidnik S.A. PZL Swidnik SW-4
15/09/2015 Programme completion Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland completed the UK MoD Rotary Wing UAS Capability Concept Demonstration contract, including 27 hours of flying and 22 automatic simulated deck landings. Leonardo HelicoptersPZL Swidnik S.A. PZL Swidnik SW-4
01/01/2015 Partnership agreement signed Leonardo, Aeroporti di Puglia and Distretto Tecnologico Aerospaziale Pugliese started a collaboration for the Grottaglie Test Bed in 2015. Leonardo HelicoptersPZL Swidnik S.A. PZL Swidnik SW-4
04/09/2012 Aircraft rollout PZL-Swidnik SA unveiled the prototype of the SW-4 'Solo' RUAS/OPH helicopter at MSPO 2012 in Kielce, Poland. PZL Swidnik S.A.Leonardo Helicopters PZL Swidnik SW-4
23/02/2009 MoU signed Rolls-Royce and PZL-Swidnik Aircraft signed an MoU to discuss future applications of the new RR500 engine family on existing and future helicopter models. Rolls-Royce CorporationPZL Swidnik S.A. PZL Swidnik SW-4