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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 Boeing V-22 Osprey · all time

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

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
28/07/2026 Production milestone Bell Textron and Boeing completed the MV-22 Programme of Record for the USMC, with 359 MV-22 aircraft produced and delivered, marked at a ceremony on 28 July 2026. Bell Helicopter TextronBell Helicopter Textron/Boeing Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey
16/06/2026 Contract award Mach Industries was awarded a contract by the Defense Innovation Unit for the Runway Independent Maritime Expeditionary Strike (RIMES) programme. Mach Industries Inc.NAVAIR Naval Air Systems CommandWhisper Aero Mach Industries AtlasBell Boeing V-22 OspreyLockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
15/06/2026 Production milestone Bell Textron completed assembly of two MV-75 Cheyenne wing structures, intended for integration into the first two test aircraft. Bell Helicopter TextronBell Helicopter Textron/Boeing Bell V-280 ValorBell Boeing V-22 Osprey
01/02/2026 Production milestone Bell Textron completed the first MV-75 Cheyenne wing structure, fabricated with 90% fewer labour hours than the initial V-22 wing build. Bell Helicopter TextronBell Helicopter Textron/Boeing Bell V-280 ValorBell Boeing V-22 Osprey
16/12/2025 Ground test milestone Rolls-Royce began AE 1107F engine testing at its Indianapolis facility to support U.S. Army MV-75 FLRAA prototype delivery. Rolls-Royce Corporation Bell V-280 ValorBell Boeing V-22 Osprey
10/11/2025 Acquisition HEICO Corporation's Electronic Technologies Group agreed to acquire Axillon Aerospace's Fuel Containment Business from affiliates of SK Capital Partners for undisclosed cash. HEICO - Electronic Technologies GroupAxillon Aerospace (was Parker Meggitt/Hannifin)Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting FalconBoeing F-15E Strike EagleBoeing F/A-18 Super Hornet
19/09/2025 Product launch Radia announced WindRunner for Defense, an ultra-large air cargo aircraft for outsized airlift, at AFA's Air, Space & Cyber Conference on 19 Sep 2025. Radia, Inc. Radia WindRunnerBoeing AH-64 ApacheBoeing CH-47 Chinook
18/04/2025 Production milestone Bell and Boeing commemorated completion of the CV-22 Program of Record for the U.S. Air Force at a ceremony at Bell's Amarillo Assembly Center on 18 April 2025. Bell Helicopter Textron/Boeing Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey