Innovation in high-intensity warfare: Leading companies in missile aerodynamic guidance system

The aerospace and defence industry continues to be a hotbed of innovation, with activity driven by modernisation and the accelerated digitisation of the battlefield and the growing importance of technologies such as artificial intelligence and unmanned systems. In the last three years alone, there have been over 174,000 patents filed and granted in the aerospace and defence industry, according to GlobalData’s report on High intensity warfare in Aerospace, Defence & Security: Missile aerodynamic guidance system.

According to GlobalData’s Technology Foresights, which uses over 262,000 patents to analyse innovation intensity for the aerospace and defence industry, there are 180+ innovation areas that will shape the future of the industry.

Missile aerodynamic guidance systemis a key innovation area in high intensity warfare

Aerodynamic guidance systems are a critical component for all modern missile systems, acting as the ‘pilot’ and guiding the missile to its intended target through the use of a variety of active and passive sensors to determine the optimal flight path. Modern missiles use a wide range of guidance systems, each of which has its own unique benefits and limitations. Commonly employed guidance systems rely on technologies such as GPS, radars, radio-frequencies, lasers and thermal signatures to identify targets.

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 10 companies, spanning technology vendors, established aerospace and defence companies, and up-and-coming start-ups engaged in the development and application of missile aerodynamic guidance system.

Key players in missile aerodynamic guidance system – a disruptive innovation in the aerospace and defence industry