PATENTS

How is robotics innovation progressing in the military industry?

GlobalData’s analysis of patent filings reveals the top companies for robotics related applications in the industry over the past year.

Research and innovation in robotics in the military equipment and technologies sector has stagnated in the last quarter.

The most recent figures show that the number of robotics related patent applications in the industry stood at 32 in the three months ending March – down from 50 over the same period in 2021.

Figures for patent grants related to robotics followed a similar pattern to filings – shrinking from 54 in the three months ending March 2021 to 34 in the same period in 2022.

The figures are compiled by GlobalData, who track patent filings and grants from official offices around the world. Using textual analysis, as well as official patent classifications, these patents are grouped into key thematic areas, and linked to key companies across various industries.

Robotics is one of the key areas tracked by GlobalData. It has been identified as being a key disruptive force facing companies in the coming years, and is one of the areas that companies investing resources in now are expected to reap rewards from.

The figures also provide an insight into the largest innovators in the sector.

Boeing was the top robotics innovator in the military equipment and technologies sector in the latest quarter. The US-headquartered company filed 11 robotics related patents in the three months ending March. That was down from 20 over the same period in 2021.

It was followed by Netherlands-based Airbus with five robotics patent applications, Norway's Kongsberg Gruppen with 4 applications, and US-based Raytheon Technologies with 4 applications.

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01/26/2024 00:46:55

JOBS

Machine learning hiring levels in the military industry rose to a year-high in April 2022

GlobalData’s analysis shows that the rate of companies hiring for machine learning roles rose in April compared to the same time last year.

The proportion of military equipment and technologies companies hiring for machine learning related positions rose in April 2022 compared with the equivalent month last year, with 52.8% of the companies included in our analysis recruiting for at least one such position.

This latest figure was higher than the 47.5% of companies who were hiring for machine learning related

When it came to the rate of all job openings that were linked to machine learning, related job postings rose in April 2022, with 2.2% of newly posted job advertisements being linked to the topic.

This latest figure was the highest monthly figure recorded in the past year and is an increase compared to the 1.8% of newly advertised jobs that were linked to machine learning in the equivalent month a year ago.

Machine learning is one of the topics that GlobalData, from whom our data for this article is taken, has identified as being a key disruptive force facing companies in the coming years. Companies that excel and invest in these areas now are thought to be better prepared for the future business landscape and better equipped to survive unforeseen challenges.

Our analysis of the data shows that military equipment and technologies companies are currently hiring for machine learning jobs at a rate higher than the average for all companies within GlobalData's job analytics database. The average among all companies stood at 1.3% in April 2022.

GlobalData's job analytics database tracks the daily hiring patterns of thousands of companies across the world, drawing in jobs as they're posted and tagging them with additional layers of data on everything from the seniority of each position to whether a job is linked to wider industry trends.

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01/26/2024 00:45:08

JOBS

Asia-Pacific is seeing a hiring boom in military big data roles

GlobalData’s analysis shows that defence companies in some parts of the world are investing more heavily in big data roles than others.

Asia-Pacific was the fastest growing region for big data hiring among military industry companies in the three months ending April.

The number of roles in Asia-Pacific made up 11.7% of total big data jobs – up from 3.8% in the same quarter last year.

That was followed by Europe, which saw a 0.5 year-on-year percentage point change in big data roles.

The figures are compiled by GlobalData, who track the number of new job postings from key companies in various sectors over time. Using textual analysis, these job advertisements are then classified thematically.

GlobalData's thematic approach to sector activity seeks to group key company information by topic to see which companies are best placed to weather the disruptions coming to their industries.

These key themes, which include big data, are chosen to cover "any issue that keeps a CEO awake at night".

By tracking them across job advertisements it allows us to see which companies are leading the way on specific issues and which are dragging their heels - and importantly where the market is expanding and contracting.

The top country for big data roles in the military industry is the US, which saw 76.6% of all roles advertised in the three months ending April.

Which cities are the biggest hubs for big data workers in the military industry?

Some 8.9% of all military industry big data roles were advertised in Bengaluru (India) in the three months ending April.

That was followed by Annapolis (United States) with 2.4%, Huntsville (US) with 2.3%, and Seattle (United States) with 2.1%.

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01/26/2024 00:31:04