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Germany’s
aerospace, maritime and defense industry,
in focus.
The companies, capital and talent shaping aerospace, maritime and defense in Germany. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.
MEET THE COMPANIESExplore Germany’s aerospace, maritime and defense leaders
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
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Explore Germany’s aerospace, maritime and defense leaders
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
Company discovery
Recorded evidence onlyExplore the live startup set in Radar
No company example met every recorded classification, independence and public-profile gate in this snapshot. The live directory may have newer qualifying companies.
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A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.
69 of 540 tracked companies have open roles.
19 of 540 tracked companies have a recorded round.
Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.
Midpoint of 21 rounds with a disclosed amount.
Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 98.6% of disclosed capital, while 96.5% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.
Explore the segments →CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATIONHow Germany aerospace, maritime and defense has grown
Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
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How Germany aerospace, maritime and defense has grown
Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
Disclosed funding by year
Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD
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| Year | Funding (USD) | Founded | Raising |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $1.19M | 13 | 3 |
| 2017 | $3.94M | 8 | 2 |
| 2018 | $1.46M | 17 | 2 |
| 2019 | $0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2020 | $228.46M | 14 | 2 |
| 2021 | $533.96K | 15 | 2 |
| 2022 | $259.11K | 6 | 1 |
| 2023 | $845.54K | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | $0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | $14.97M | 0 | 1 |
Funding concentration
Share of all disclosed company funding.
- BAVARIA83.6%
- MV WERFTEN13.4%
- Hypersonica1.6%
- Other companies1.4%
Funding by stage
26 recorded rounds since 2016
Investors appearing most often
Recorded participation in aerospace, maritime and defense company rounds since 2016.
- 01Europa 16 rounds
- 02EIC Fund 2 rounds
- 03Hechinger 1 rounds
- 04Deutsche Beteiligungsgesellschaft 1 rounds
- 05TU Berlin 1 rounds
- 06TechFounders 1 rounds
- 07Vertex Ventures 1 rounds
- 08Possible Ventures 1 rounds
- 09Capnamic Ventures 1 rounds
- 010Plural 1 rounds
Recent recorded rounds
Latest recorded rounds · USDLargest and notable recorded rounds
Each card is one recorded roundBacked by Plural and SPRIND and others.
Backed by Vertex Ventures and Possible Ventures and others.
THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITYRevenue, profitability & financial strength
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Revenue, profitability & financial strength
Annual accounts availability
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Web traffic, app reach and release cadence
How the Germany companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.
Most-installed apps
8 of these companies (1.5%) publish at least one Android app — 14 apps in all, carrying 65.2K installs between them.
| App | Installs | Rating | Store category |
|---|---|---|---|
| SafeTrx der SeenotretterSeenotretter | 40.2K | — | Lifestyle |
| DLR_nextDlr | 8.4K | — | Education |
| Carplounge V4 AutopilotCarplounge | 6K | — | Libraries & Demo |
| MEYER ConnectMEYER WERFT & KG | 3.5K | — | Communication |
| Carplounge Raymarine Element VCarplounge | 2.8K | — | Tools |
| Carplounge Loungebox BT5Carplounge | 1.8K | — | Libraries & Demo |
| oneRENKRENK | 1.2K | — | Communication |
| MyTKMSTKMS | 891 | — | Communication |
| MeyAPP (Fiori Launchpad)MEYER WERFT & KG | 251 | — | Business |
| MEYServiceAppMEYER WERFT & KG | 95 | — | Business |
Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.
App reach by segment
The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2023Q1–2026Q1).
| Segment | Apps | Installs | Leading app | Release trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ship Component Manufacturers | 4 | 10.5K | Carplounge V4 Autopilot 6K | |
| Shipbuilders | 3 | 10.5K | Carplounge Raymarine Element V 2.8K | |
| Space Research Services | 2 | 8.5K | DLR_next 8.4K | |
| Ship Design And Engineering Services | 4 | 3.9K | MEYER Connect 3.5K | |
| Defense Contractors | 2 | 2.1K | oneRENK 1.2K | |
| Services For Military | 2 | 1.2K | FFG Mitarbeiterapp 28 |
A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.
INSIDE THE INDUSTRYThe Germany aerospace, maritime and defense market map
Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.
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The Germany aerospace, maritime and defense market map
Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.
Where companies are building
Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.
Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.
Segment data unavailable
The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.
0 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.
THE COMPANIES IN MOTIONWho is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
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Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Pilatus has agreed to acquire Air Alliance GmbH, its authorized sales and service center for Germany and Austria, bringing the Siegerland-based company’s sales, maintenance, flight training and aircraft management operations in-house.
Germany’s MTU Aero Engines is to expand into the market for small turbojet engines for uncrewed air vehicles (UAVs) and missiles with the acquisition of Cologne-based AeroDesignWorks for an undisclosed fee.
Fidelity International, Invesco Asset Management and T. Rowe Price had already given firm commitments to purchase a total of 105 million euros before the IPO.
ISPTech, a German space technology company developing propulsion systems for agile in-orbit maneuvering, announced it has raised €5.5 million in seed funding to deploy its advanced, non‑toxic propulsion solutions for operational space missions.
Zagreb, 4 March 2026 – Rheinmetall has signed an agreement to acquire 51 percent of the share capital of DOK-ING d.o.o.
At the same time, the company announced that in a first round of financing it had collected a little more than 23 million euros of risk capital, including the Federal Agency for Jump Innovation, General Catalyst, Plural and 201 Ventures.
TKMS CEO Oliver Burkhard said last week that the group planned to decide soon on whether to pursue a takeover of GNYK as part of its expansion push, which already saw it acquire MV Werften in 2022
German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) hopes to decide in the coming weeks whether to acquire the neighbouring German Naval Yards Kiel (GNYK), reported its executive director Oliver Burkhard, while the group is evaluating to expand to meet the growing demand.
OHB SE (ISIN: DE0005936124, Prime Standard) has acquired a further 30 % of shares in MT Aerospace AG, thereby becoming the sole shareholder in the company.
And, in January, EFW confirmed that it had delivered its eighth A330-200 P2F conversion to Air China Cargo, thus completing its first major contract in China.
Full recorded event mix
Top 10 categories among 222 recorded events in the 24-month window.
IPO pipeline
2 companies with recorded IPO activity
IPO · Frankfurt Stock Exchange12 reports
IPO · MDAX4 reports
Leadership moves
9 tracked people moves
Promotion Chief Commercial Officer
Death Previously Chairman
Appointment Senior Vice President Commercial Programs
Appointment Chief Executive Officer
Appointment Chief Program Officer Executive Board
Appointment Managing Director MTU Maintenance Lease Services
Resignation Previously Chief Executive Officer
Appointment Startup Representative
Contract wins
25 recorded customer wins
Customer: European Military Engine TeamAviation
Customer: AeroDesignWorks
Customer: indra groupDefense
Customer: IndiaDefense
Customer: mazagon dock shipbuildersDefense
Customer: Air China CargoAviation
Regulatory events
2 recorded events
approved for acquisitionEU Commission
approved for entryEU Commission
Litigation
1 tracked suits
Salary payment disputeCivil · Filed
Earnings pulse
Reported company results in the recorded window.
Median across 26 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.
Mergers and acquisitions
Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.
| Acquirer → target | Status | Date | Value / context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilatus→Air Alliance ↗ | Announced | 2026-04-09 | Not stated in snapshot |
| MTU Aero Engines→AeroDesignWorks | Announced | 2026-04-08 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Rheinmetall→Nvl ↗ | Announced | 2026-03-11 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Rheinmetall→DOK-ING | Completed | 2026-03-09 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Rheinmetall→Luerssen | Announced | 2026-01-23 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Rheinmetall→nvl | 2026-01-10 | Not stated in snapshot |
A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.
PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITYThe talent market
1,255 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 2,793-posting snapshot covers 29 employers.
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The talent market
1,255 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 2,793-posting snapshot covers 29 employers.
Most advertised job titles
0 tracked postings mention remote work.
The seniority mix
319 postings specify a level.
Companies hiring
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Rolls-Royce Power Systems ↗ | 11 |
| KNDS ↗ | 10 |
| TKMS ↗ | 10 |
| blackwave gmbh ↗ | 9 |
| Boeing ↗ | 7 |
| Diehl Aerospace ↗ | 7 |
| Bishop Gmbh ↗ | 7 |
| AUTOFLUG ↗ | 6 |
Large employers
| Company | Employees |
|---|---|
| Rheinmetall ↗ | 22,640 |
| thyssenkrupp marine systems ↗ | 6,500 |
| MEYER WERFT & KG ↗ | 3,625 |
| Elbe Flugzeugwerke ↗ | 2,100 |
| Heckler & Koch ↗ | 1,131 |
| Vincorion ↗ | 700 |
| steep ↗ | 602 |
| mt aerospace ↗ | 600 |
THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELDFounders and leaders
117 founders and chief executives across 92 companies.
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Founders and leaders
117 founders and chief executives across 92 companies.
Peter Fetten
MV WERFTEN ↗Ex-Carnival Corporation, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Blohm+Voss Shipyard.University of Hamburg
Joel Reid
Neander Marine ↗Ex-Cox Powertrain, Reid Maritime, FLUIDRA, Kern Pharma. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona BBA 2003, Lloyd's Maritime Academy 2014…
Florian Bachheibl
MOLABO ↗Ex-FEAAM. Bundeswehr University Munich 2018
Udo Coors
Lighthaus-Marine ↗Lighthaus Marine, ex-Bremer Tageszeitungen, ex-Mediengruppe Kreiszeitung, Theologisches Seminar Beröa Erzhausen & ICI University Springfield, USA…
Edmund Ahlers
AneCom AeroTest ↗Dr Edmund Ahlers Managementberatung, ex-Anecom Aerotest, ex-Bmw Rolls Royce, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, 1991
Sebastian von Hardenberg
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement ↗Ex-Bernhard Schulte, BDO Germany · Heidelberg University Law and History 1995, Freie Universitat Berlin Law 2002
Johannes Kurtz
Excellion ↗Ex- Lilium, BMW Group. Munich University of Applied Sciences BEng 2014, Technical University of Munich MSc 2016
Thomas Froehlich
WORK Microwave ↗Work Microwave, ex-Airbus Defence And Space Intelligence, ex-Signalis, Techn. University Munich, 1996
Christoph Ballin
Tyde ↗SEA., ex-Co-Founder Torqeedo, Gardena, McKinsey. Otto-Friedrich-Universitat Bamberg PhD 2002
Svjatoslav Lisin
TunnelTech ↗Evg Lufttechnik, ex-Flystation, ex-Rostechnoexport, Saint Petersburg State University, 2007
Karl Wagner
SAY Carbon Yachts ↗CUBES, ex-KWB, Mubea Carbo Tech, Carbo Tech Composites. Technological trade museum 1993
Titian Schmedes
Oceanflight Technologies ↗Ex-Intel Deutschland, Bertrandt. Munich University of Applied Sciences BS 2018, MS 2020
Education networks
2 profiles with education records.
Prior employers
3 profiles with prior-work records.
Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.
NEWS INTELLIGENCEHow this industry appears in the news
507,364 articles in the measured 12-month window.
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How this industry appears in the news
507,364 articles in the measured 12-month window.
News volume trends
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense coverage across Germany · articles per complete quarter
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| Quarter | Articles |
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| 2021Q2 | 81,930 |
| 2021Q3 | 89,675 |
| 2021Q4 | 76,957 |
| 2022Q1 | 97,283 |
| 2022Q2 | 91,950 |
| 2022Q3 | 89,387 |
| 2022Q4 | 107,829 |
| 2023Q1 | 110,450 |
| 2023Q2 | 101,664 |
| 2023Q3 | 111,970 |
| 2023Q4 | 96,649 |
| 2024Q1 | 121,475 |
| 2024Q2 | 133,713 |
| 2024Q3 | 129,225 |
| 2024Q4 | 132,009 |
| 2025Q1 | 185,802 |
| 2025Q2 | 115,227 |
| 2025Q3 | 206,519 |
| 2025Q4 | 95,450 |
| 2026Q1 | 100,005 |
Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.
Tone of coverage over time
Most-covered companies
Company share of voice
230 recorded company events across 17 companies; percentages use that event total.
Leading coverage topics
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense coverage across Germany · ranked by full-period article count.
Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.
Topics gaining and losing attention
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense coverage across Germany
| Keyword | Recent | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| countries | 4,193 | 1,858 | 126% |
| multilateral diplomacy | 1,657 | 1,105 | 50% |
| violin concerto | 1,058 | 48 | 2104% |
| violin virtuosity | 1,056 | 40 | 2540% |
| national security strategy | 1,006 | 660 | 52% |
| study overseas | 654 | 369 | 77% |
| aerial bombardments | 601 | 216 | 178% |
| overseas study | 592 | 342 | 73% |
| semester abroad | 532 | 306 | 74% |
| quarterly financials | 503 | 343 | 47% |
| europa league | 576 | 2,803 | -79% |
| olympic team selections | 798 | 1,974 | -60% |
| nationalist composers | 3 | 1,905 | -100% |
| quarterfinals | 393 | 1,479 | -73% |
| aleatoric music | 9 | 1,470 | -99% |
Event and signal lenses
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense coverage across Germany
Regulatory Risk
793,739 classified articlesterritories, disputed islands, countries
24.6% critical · 15.8% positiveFunding Momentum
87,791 classified articlesclub valuation, inflation reports fx, currency intervention policies
39.6% critical · 43.1% positiveGrowth
202,450 classified articlesgdp growth rate, gdp acceleration, economic output growth
29.6% critical · 46.2% positiveAerospace, Maritime and Defense coverage across Germany. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.
RESEARCH SIGNALSWhat Aerospace, Maritime and Defense research is working on
3,937 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.
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What Aerospace, Maritime and Defense research is working on
3,937 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.
Research orientation
Contribution mix
Tone counts: 2,444 positive · 790 neutral · 703 negative.
- Missile365 papers
- Missile defense327 papers
- Ballistic missile211 papers
- Electronic warfare190 papers
- Aeronautics158 papers
- Computer security140 papers
- Nuclear weapon135 papers
- China90 papers
Landmark: A communications jamming taxonomy
- Missile73 papers
- Missile defense60 papers
- Ballistic missile52 papers
- Nuclear weapon33 papers
- Aeronautics32 papers
- Electronic warfare29 papers
- Radar17 papers
- China16 papers
Landmark: Project HARP
- Electronic warfare709 papers
- Radar538 papers
- Missile318 papers
- Jamming289 papers
- Missile defense159 papers
- Radar jamming and deception108 papers
- Ballistic missile91 papers
- SIGNAL90 papers
Landmark: Reconfigurable planar filters
Leading institutions
Leading researchers
Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers
- IEMI Threats for Information Security: Remote Command Injection on Modern Smartphones103 citations
- Toward Convolutional Neural Networks on Pulse Repetition Interval Modulation Recognition90 citations
- Jamming Bandits—A Novel Learning Method for Optimal Jamming90 citations
- Systems-of-Systems Analysis of Ballistic Missile Defense Architecture Effectiveness Through Surrogate Modeling and Simulation75 citations
- Attention-Based Radar PRI Modulation Recognition With Recurrent Neural Networks68 citations
Common problems researchers identify
915 papers · 7 recurring themes
Common problems researchers identify · 01Missile / Missile Defense
195 papers21.3% of this theme group
Missile (157) · Missile defense (150) · Aeronautics (76) · Strategic Defense Initiative (33)
American Missile Defense
US Missile Defense Strategy
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 130.8 |
| 2023 | 121.0 |
| 2024 | 93.4 |
| 2025 | 89.6 |
Common problems researchers identify · 02Ballistic Missile / Missile Defense
144 papers15.7% of this theme group
Ballistic missile (139) · Missile defense (93) · Missile (92) · Aeronautics (49)
Ballistic Missile Defence – Technology, Effectiveness and Organization – Key Issues
Ballistic Missile Defenses and U.S. National Security
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 103.4 |
| 2023 | 93.6 |
| 2024 | 61.5 |
| 2025 | 72.2 |
Common problems researchers identify · 03Nuclear Weapon / Politics
142 papers15.5% of this theme group
Nuclear weapon (85) · Politics (30) · Cold war (20) · Negotiation (20)
A New Cold War? Missile Defenses, Nuclear Arms Reductions, and Cyber War
Doors of perception: national security politics, threat perceptions, and North Korea's pursuit of a credible deterrent
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1106.3 |
| 2023 | 1063.1 |
| 2024 | 602.9 |
| 2025 | 490.1 |
Common problems researchers identify · 04Radar / Electronic Warfare
136 papers14.9% of this theme group
Radar (43) · Electronic warfare (89) · Jamming (22) · Electronic countermeasure (13)
Future military mobile radio communication systems from electronic warfare perspective
EMI/EMC effects on EW receiver systems of Military aircraft
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 186.2 |
| 2023 | 176.8 |
| 2024 | 168.5 |
| 2025 | 196.4 |
Common problems researchers identify · 05Electronic Warfare / Information Warfare
129 papers14.1% of this theme group
Electronic warfare (96) · Information warfare (31) · Computer security (67) · Cyberwarfare (22)
CONVERGENCE BETWEEN SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE SUPPORT MEASURES
ANALYSIS OF APPROACHES OF IMPACT OF ELECTRONIC WARFARE MEANS ON THE NETWORK–CENTRIC CONTROL SYSTEM
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 237.6 |
| 2023 | 245.1 |
| 2024 | 180.1 |
| 2025 | 129.2 |
Common problems researchers identify · 06Space / Drone
97 papers10.6% of this theme group
Space (12) · Drone (9) · Crew (5) · Situation awareness (7)
Research on Target Assignment Development of Air Defense and Anti-Missile Tactical Command and Control System
Reflections on defense systems in the background of high-speed flight
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 18.9 |
| 2023 | 19.9 |
| 2024 | 14.0 |
| 2025 | 31.9 |
Common problems researchers identify · 07China / Missile Defense
72 papers7.9% of this theme group
China (59) · Missile defense (45) · Beijing (8) · Peninsula (9)
North Korea, missile defense, and U.S.-China security dilemma
On the Spatial Characteristics of US′ Missile Defense and Its Impact on China′s Security
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 9544.1 |
| 2023 | 9560.9 |
| 2024 | 9637.5 |
| 2025 | 9547.2 |
Cautions
162 papers · 4 recurring themes
Cautions · 01Missile Defense / Ballistic Missile
61 papers37.7% of this theme group
Missile defense (49) · Ballistic missile (42) · Missile (45) · Aeronautics (28)
Ballistic Missile Proliferation
Ballistic Missile Defense Technologies
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 103.4 |
| 2023 | 93.6 |
| 2024 | 61.5 |
| 2025 | 72.2 |
Cautions · 02Nuclear Weapon / Deterrence Theory
48 papers29.6% of this theme group
Nuclear weapon (25) · Deterrence theory (11) · Missile (21) · China (9)
Chinese nuclear forces, 2016
Managing escalation: missile defence, strategy and US alliances
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 138.7 |
| 2023 | 126.3 |
| 2024 | 80.2 |
| 2025 | 97.5 |
Cautions · 03Electronic Warfare / Adversary
38 papers23.5% of this theme group
Electronic warfare (25) · Adversary (9) · Telecommunications (5) · Drone (5)
Multifunction Maritime Radar and RF Systems—Technology Challenges and Areas of Development
Full-Duplex Radio – Increasing the Spectral Efficiency for Military Applications
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 281.4 |
| 2023 | 268.1 |
| 2024 | 212.8 |
| 2025 | 136.2 |
Cautions · 04Jamming / Radar
15 papers9.3% of this theme group
Jamming (8) · Radar (9) · Radar jamming and deception (4) · Interference (4)
Experimental Simulation of Retrodirective Cross-Eye Jamming
Noise jamming of a FM band commensal radar
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 179.1 |
| 2023 | 167.8 |
| 2024 | 158.1 |
| 2025 | 181.4 |
Opportunities
1,649 papers · 7 recurring themes
Opportunities · 01Electronic Warfare / Computer Security
359 papers21.8% of this theme group
Electronic warfare (230) · Computer security (66) · Information warfare (24) · Network-centric warfare (34)
Using combat simulations to determine tactical responses to new technologies on the battlefield
A Real time Decision Making Method of Electronic Warfare Based on the Protection of Key Points
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 237.6 |
| 2023 | 245.1 |
| 2024 | 180.1 |
| 2025 | 129.2 |
Opportunities · 02Missile / Missile Defense
320 papers19.4% of this theme group
Missile (263) · Missile defense (147) · Ballistic missile (93) · Missile guidance (73)
Modeling and Parameter Optimization of Anti-Missile System Combat Network
Mathematical Modeling of Ballistic Missile Defense
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 103.4 |
| 2023 | 93.6 |
| 2024 | 61.5 |
| 2025 | 72.2 |
Opportunities · 03Radar / Electronic Warfare
251 papers15.2% of this theme group
Radar (208) · Electronic warfare (230) · Waveform (22) · Pulse repetition frequency (16)
Radar Signal Deinterleaving in Electronic Warfare Systems: A Combined Approach
Performance analysis and design of radar signal waveforms in modern electronic warfare environment
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 66.8 |
| 2023 | 67.8 |
| 2024 | 62.4 |
| 2025 | 72.1 |
Opportunities · 04Bandwidth / Radio Frequency
240 papers14.6% of this theme group
Bandwidth (50) · Radio frequency (42) · Wideband (42) · Electronic engineering (51)
An RF scanning receiver based on photonics for electronic warfare applications
PA Thermal Management and Packaging: Wideband PA and Packaging, History, and Recent Advances: Part 2
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 9.3 |
| 2023 | 9.0 |
| 2024 | 7.9 |
| 2025 | 6.3 |
Opportunities · 05Radar / Signal
189 papers11.5% of this theme group
Radar (142) · SIGNAL (40) · Pattern recognition (22) · Modulation (19)
Radar Emitter Identification Based on Novel Time-Frequency Spectrum and Convolutional Neural Network
Radar signal recognition using Wavelet Transform and Machine Learning
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 54.8 |
| 2023 | 55.9 |
| 2024 | 48.1 |
| 2025 | 50.2 |
Opportunities · 06Jamming / Radar Jamming And Deception
158 papers9.6% of this theme group
Jamming (150) · Radar jamming and deception (86) · Radar (102) · Digital radio frequency memory (25)
Signal Fusion-Based Algorithms to Discriminate Between Radar Targets and Deception Jamming in Distributed Multiple-Radar Architectures
Study on anti-jamming frequency selection in radar netting
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 179.1 |
| 2023 | 167.8 |
| 2024 | 158.1 |
| 2025 | 181.4 |
Opportunities · 07Jamming / Electronic Countermeasure
132 papers8.0% of this theme group
Jamming (122) · Electronic countermeasure (47) · Electronic warfare (97) · Radar jamming and deception (25)
Modeling and Simulation for the Investigation of Radar Responses to Electronic Attacks in Electronic Warfare Environments
Analysis of Anti-Jamming Effectiveness Evaluation of a Communication System in Electromagnetic War
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 172.7 |
| 2023 | 164.3 |
| 2024 | 158.5 |
| 2025 | 184.2 |
How this field compares with the research baseline
Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.
| Research orientation | This field | Reference sample |
|---|---|---|
| Promising | 29.6% | 36.7% |
| Descriptive | 24.6% | 17.8% |
| Problem-identifying | 18.7% | 9.5% |
| Breakthrough | 14.0% | 26.6% |
| Critical | 5.6% | 1.0% |
| Cautionary | 4.3% | 4.4% |
| Comparative | 3.0% | 3.9% |
Concerns receiving less research attention
Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.
| Concern / example paper | Papers | Share | Raised as a problem | Worldwide share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Privacy & surveillanceCONVERGENCE BETWEEN SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE SUPPORT MEASURES | 51 | 1.36% | 12 (23.5%) | 1.36% |
| Safety & misuseConflicts of the 21st century based on multidimensional warfare – “hybrid warfare”, disinformation and manipulation | 10 | 0.27% | 3 (30.0%) | 0.27% |
| Bias & fairnessDetection-Discrimination Method for Multiple Repeater False Targets Based on Radar Polarization Echoes | 4 | 0.11% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.11% |
| Concentration of compute powerDesign of a Miniaturized Log Periodic Dipole Antenna Using a T-loaded Structure with Dual-Polarization for Electronic Wa | 2 | 0.05% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.05% |
| Hardware, e-waste & supply chainSearching for the “smoking gun” of the miscarried 2019 Nenoksa nuclear cruise missile test: a null result | 1 | 0.03% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.03% |
| Energy & datacenter footprint | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Water use | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Carbon & emissions of compute | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Labour & data work | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: worldwide. This may be broader than the company geography.
GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINTWhere companies are based
Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.
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Where companies are based
Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.

Hamburg
31 companies34.1% across the displayed hubs
5 companies hiring · $845.5K disclosed funding
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Berlin
18 companies19.8% across the displayed hubs
2 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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Bremen
12 companies13.2% across the displayed hubs
1 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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Munich
9 companies9.9% across the displayed hubs
1 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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Rostock
6 companies6.6% across the displayed hubs
2 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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Augsburg
5 companies5.5% across the displayed hubs
2 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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Kiel
5 companies5.5% across the displayed hubs
2 companies hiring · $108.7K disclosed funding
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Harburg
5 companies5.5% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $1.0M disclosed funding
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It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.
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Company ecosystem snapshot: 2 September 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.
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