The aerospace and defense industry continues to be a hotbed of patent innovation. Activity is driven by automation, environmental sustainability, and operational efficiency, and growing importance of technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), unmanned systems and satellites. In the last three years alone, there have been over 237,000 patents filed and granted in the aerospace and defense industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Drones in defense: drone jammers. Buy the report here.
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According to GlobalData’s Technology Foresights, which uses over 206,000 patents to analyze innovation intensity for the aerospace and defense industry, there are 110 innovation areas that will shape the future of the industry.
Drone jammers is a key innovation area in drones
Drone jammers are systems, devices, and methods designed to counter or neutralize target aerial vehicles (drones) by impeding their operation or capturing them. These technologies utilize various techniques such as signal interference, capture devices, counter-attack unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and electronic countermeasures (ECMs) to disrupt or disable drones and prevent them from posing a threat.
GlobalData’s analysis also uncovers the companies at the forefront of each innovation area and assesses the potential reach and impact of their patenting activity across different applications and geographies. According to GlobalData, there are 60+ companies, spanning technology vendors, established aerospace and defense companies, and up-and-coming start-ups engaged in the development and application of drone jammers.
Key players in drone jammers – a disruptive innovation in the aerospace and defense industry
‘Application diversity’ measures the number of applications identified for each patent. It broadly splits companies into either ‘niche’ or ‘diversified’ innovators.
‘Geographic reach’ refers to the number of countries each patent is registered in. It reflects the breadth of geographic application intended, ranging from ‘global’ to ‘local’.
Patent volumes related to drone jammers
| Company | Total patents (2021 - 2023) | Premium intelligence on the world's largest companies |
| Elbit Systems | 7 | Unlock Company Profile |
| MBDA | 9 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Rohde & Schwarz | 2 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Rheinmetall | 3 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Qualcomm | 12 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Subaru | 2 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Israel Aerospace Industries | 9 | Unlock Company Profile |
| State Grid Corporation of China | 2 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Zumtobel Group | 2 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Northrop Grumman | 14 | Unlock Company Profile |
| U.S. Department of Defence | 3 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Alarmcom | 5 | Unlock Company Profile |
| BAE Systems | 15 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Leonardo | 4 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Raytheon Technologies | 6 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Ministry of Defence (UK) | 3 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Textron | 3 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Amazon.com | 4 | Unlock Company Profile |
| IXItech | 2 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Dragerwerk | 8 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Boeing | 23 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Airbus | 3 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Honeywell International | 2 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Sanmina | 11 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Atos | 8 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Bull | 3 | Unlock Company Profile |
| LASERMAX | 2 | Unlock Company Profile |
| SZ DJI Technology | 12 | Unlock Company Profile |
| OpenWorks Engineering | 2 | Unlock Company Profile |
| SkySafe | 4 | Unlock Company Profile |
| AO Kaspersky Lab | 2 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Raytheon | 3 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Sichuan Jiuzhou Electric Group | 2 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development | 2 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Dedrone | 9 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Drone Racing League | 2 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Prodrone | 4 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Airspace Systems | 7 | Unlock Company Profile |
| WhiteFox Defense Technologies | 9 | Unlock Company Profile |
| SteelRock Technologies | 3 | Unlock Company Profile |
| L3Harris Technologies | 2 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Resideo Technologies | 3 | Unlock Company Profile |
| D-Fend Solutions AD | 14 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Stealth Air | 3 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Lmd Power Of Light | 2 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Jichuang Intelligent Technology | 1 | Unlock Company Profile |
| AirShare | 15 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Shenzhen Keweitai Enterprise Development | 1 | Unlock Company Profile |
| BlueHalo | 5 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Yangzhou Yuan Electronic Technology | 1 | Unlock Company Profile |
Source: GlobalData Patent Analytics
Boeing is one of the leading patent filers in drone jammers. It filed patents related to jamming cellular signals using aerial vehicles, and multi-path communication and flight path of UAVs. Some other key patent filers in this space include BAE Systems, AirShare, and Northrop Grumman.
In terms of application diversity, BAE Systems, D-Fend Solutions, and Northrop Grumman are some of the leading innovators. By means of geographic reach, some of the leading patent filers include AirShare, Israel Aerospace Industries, and Elbit Systems.
To further understand the key themes and technologies disrupting the aerospace and defense industry, access GlobalData’s latest thematic research report on Drones in Aerospace and Defense.
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