The global aerospace, defence & security industry experienced a 12% decline in the number of electronic warfare-related patent applications in Q2 2024 compared with the previous quarter. The total number of electronic warfare-related grants rose by 9% in Q2 2024, according to GlobalData’s Patent Analytics. GlobalData’s databook Aerospace, Defense & Security: Patents Trends Q2 2024 offers comprehensive insights into patenting trends, major players’ strategies, and geographical focus in the sector over the last three years. Buy the databook here.

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Notably, the number of electronic warfare-related patent applications in the aerospace, defence & security industry was 1,379 in Q2 2024, versus 1,571 in the prior quarter.

The top five companies accounted for 8% of patenting activity

Analysis of patenting activity by companies shows that Thales filed the most electronic warfare patents within the aerospace, defence & security industry in Q2 2024. The company filed 42 electronic warfare-related patents in the quarter, compared with 28 in the previous quarter. It was followed by Huawei Investment with 18 electronic warfare patent filings, General Motors (17 filings), and Kia (17 filings) in Q2 2024.

Patenting activity was driven by China with a 37% share of total patent filings

The largest share of electronic warfare related patent filings in the aerospace, defence & security industry in Q2 2024 was in China with 37%, followed by the US (20%) and Japan (5%). The share represented by China was 0.43% lower than the 37% share it accounted for in Q1 2024.

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This content was updated on 17 July 2024

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GlobalData’s Patent Analytics tracks patent filings and grants from official offices around the world. Textual analysis and official patent classifications are used to group patents into key thematic areas and link them to specific companies across the world’s largest industries.