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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 · Bell UH-1Y Venom · all time

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

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
17/04/2026 Company formation Bell Textron Inc. formed Bell Textron Ukraine, a new subsidiary in Ukraine, to support helicopter assembly, maintenance, and repair activities in the country. Bell Helicopter Textron Bell AH-1Z ViperBell UH-1Y Venom
01/10/2025 MoU signed Bell Textron and Ukraine's Ministry of Economy, Ecology and Agriculture signed Letters of Intent in October 2025 to explore areas of cooperation. Bell Helicopter Textron Bell AH-1Z ViperBell UH-1Y Venom
10/12/2020 Supplier qualification Bell Textron awarded Ray Service a.s. 'Class One' Supplier Certification under the H-1 industrial participation programme, the first Czech company to receive this status. Ray Service s.r.oBell Helicopter Textron Bell UH-1Y VenomBell AH-1Z Viper
01/01/2020 Contract award The U.S. Department of Defense awarded Bell a contract for production and delivery of eight UH-1Y and four AH-1Z helicopters for the Czech Republic. Bell Helicopter TextronBell Helicopter Textron/BoeingCrestview Aerospace Bell UH-1Y Venom
01/01/2019 MoU signed Bell and Ray Service signed a Memorandum of Understanding at NATO Days 2019 regarding industrial participation in the Czech Republic H-1 helicopter programme. Ray Service s.r.oBell Helicopter Textron Bell UH-1Y VenomBell AH-1Z Viper
10/09/2018 Supply agreement signed Solvay signed a 10-year supply agreement with Bell to supply structural composites and adhesives for multiple military and commercial rotorcraft programmes. Syensqo (was Solvay) Bell 429Bell 407Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
01/01/2016 MoU signed Bell Helicopter and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa signed a Letter of Intent for cooperation on the AH-1Z attack helicopter in support of Poland's Kruk program. Bell Helicopter Textron Bell UH-1Y VenomBell AH-1Z Viper
27/03/2015 Contract modification Kaman Aerosystems was awarded a five-year follow-on contract extension by Bell Helicopter to manufacture rotor blade components for UH-1Y and AH-1Z, valued over $25 million. Kaman Air Vehicles (was Kaman Aerosystems)Bell Helicopter TextronKaman Corporation Bell UH-1Y VenomBell AH-1Z Viper