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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 · Aalto Zephyr · all time

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

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
14/10/2025 Corporate restructuring Airbus consolidated its Aliaca and Capa-X tactical UAS products alongside Survey Copter into a single portfolio managed by Airbus Helicopters division. Airbus HelicoptersSurvey CopterAirbus Defence & Space Manching Survey Copter AliacaAerovel FlexrotorGuimbal Cabri G2
22/07/2025 Component first delivery Amprius Technologies delivered 450 Wh/kg SiCore battery cells to Airbus subsidiary AALTO and other UAV manufacturers from its Fremont, CA pilot line. Amprius TechnologiesAirbus AALTO HAPS Aalto Zephyr
03/02/2025 Flight test milestone AALTO HAPS Ltd. completed Zephyr's first successful stratospheric flight of over 13 days above 60,000ft from its AALTOPORT facility in Laikipia County, Kenya. Airbus AALTO HAPS Aalto Zephyr
01/01/2025 Flight test milestone Zephyr achieved a record 67 days of continuous flight in 2025, including operation in Australian airspace and successful connectivity payload testing. Airbus AALTO HAPS Aalto Zephyr
15/07/2024 Regulatory approval The UK Civil Aviation Authority granted AALTO HAPS Ltd. its Design Organisation Approval, the first such approval issued to a HAPS company in the UK. Airbus AALTO HAPS Aalto Zephyr
01/01/2024 Facility opening AALTO HAPS Ltd. opened its purpose-built AALTOPORT stratospheric operations facility in Laikipia County, Kenya, after securing permissions during 2024. Airbus AALTO HAPS Aalto Zephyr
01/01/2022 Flight test milestone AALTO's Zephyr 8/S completed a record-breaking 64-day cross-continental stratospheric test flight powered by Amprius 400 Wh/kg cells. Airbus AALTO HAPSAmprius Technologies Aalto Zephyr
13/09/2021 Flight test milestone Airbus Zephyr S completed its 2021 US test flight campaign on 13 September 2021, adding 887 flight hours including two ~18-day stratospheric flights. Airbus Defence & Space Manching Aalto Zephyr