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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 · TAI Hurkus · all time

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

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
15/09/2026 Type certification TAI Hurkus-II receives Military Type Certificate, the first time an indigenously developed Turkish aircraft is awarded a domestic military certification. Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) TAI Hurkus
22/02/2022 Type certification Turkish Aerospace Industries completed Type Certificate studies for the Hurkus HYEU military variant, publishing its own certification document. Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) TAI Hurkus
23/05/2018 MoU signed Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) signed an MoU with Kazakhstan Aviation Industry (KAI) on cooperation for the ANKA UAV System and HURKUS trainer at KADEX 2018. Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI)Kazakhstan Engineering, National company, JSC TAI HurkusTAI Anka
30/01/2018 First flight Hurkus-B military trainer aircraft successfully completed its first test flight at the Turkish Aerospace Industries facility. Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) TAI Hurkus
07/02/2017 Contract award Turkey's Undersecretariat for Defense Industries awarded TEI a contract to develop an indigenous 1400 shp turboshaft engine over eight years for integration into indigenous helicopter platforms. TEI - Tusas Engine Industries, Inc. TAI TF KaanTAI T929 ATAK 2TAI Hurkus
08/07/2016 Type certification Turkish DGCA awarded Turkish Aerospace Industries the TT32 Aircraft Type Certificate for the Hurkus trainer aircraft, validated by EASA with an EASA Validation Type Certificate. Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) TAI Hurkus
19/08/2015 Acquisition PPG Industries acquired Deft Incorporated, extending its military coatings portfolio to include the Deft product line. PPG Aerospace Sealants & CoatingsTurkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) TAI Hurkus
29/08/2013 First flight TAI's Hürkuş basic trainer aircraft completed its maiden flight at TAI's premises in Ankara, Kazan, piloted by test pilot Murat Özpala. Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) TAI Hurkus