- International families
- 8302015 to 2024
- Leading country
- United States1.7× the next
- All families
- 4,749home filings included
- Over five years
- Falling2020 to 2024 against the five before
Year by year
Patent families by country of origin and the year of the earliest filing, 2000 to 2025; 2025 is a part year, still filling in. International families are those for which protection was sought beyond one country.
Volume
International patent families in the capability, by the year of the earliest filing.
Source: Global Institute for National Capability (GINC), 2026. Underlying patents from 107 patent offices, IFI CLAIMS and Google
Share by country
Each country's share of the year's international families, in per cent: the capability's five largest countries of origin, 2015 to 2024, and the rest of the world.
Source: Global Institute for National Capability (GINC), 2026. Underlying patents from 107 patent offices, IFI CLAIMS and Google
Country leaderboard
International patent families, 2015 to 2024, by country of origin. Growth compares the latest five full years with the five before.
Ten largest
United States
Germany
United Kingdom
France
Israel
Türkiye
China
Japan
South Korea
Sweden
278
159
88
77
44
30
27
25
25
24
| 2000 to 2025 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 278 | 33.5% | 0.7× | 533 | |
| 2 | Germany | 159 | 19.2% | 1.0× | 212 | |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 88 | 10.6% | 0.9× | 113 | |
| 4 | France | 77 | 9.3% | 0.8× | 88 | |
| 5 | Israel | 44 | 5.3% | 1.2× | 51 | |
| 6 | Türkiye | 30 | 3.6% | 4.0× | 59 | |
| 7 | China | 27 | 3.3% | 2.9× | 2,279 | |
| 8 | Japan | 25 | 3.0% | 0.4× | 136 | |
| 9 | South Korea | 25 | 3.0% | 1.3× | 744 | |
| 10 | Sweden | 24 | 2.9% | 2.0× | 25 | |
| 11 | Italy | 9 | 1.1% | 1.3× | 11 | |
| 12 | Australia | 8 | 1.0% | 0.6× | 10 | |
| 13 | Russia | 7 | 0.8% | 0.2× | 401 | |
| 14 | Switzerland | 4 | 0.5% | 0.0× | 9 | |
| 15 | Canada | 3 | 0.4% | 0.5× | 6 | |
| 16 | India | 3 | 0.4% | 0.5× | 5 | |
| 17 | Norway | 3 | 0.4% | 0.5× | 3 | |
| 18 | Finland | 1 | 0.1% | – | 1 | |
| 19 | Spain | 1 | 0.1% | – | 2 | |
| 20 | Singapore | 1 | 0.1% | – | 1 | |
| 21 | Poland | 1 | 0.1% | – | 23 | |
| 22 | South Africa | 1 | 0.1% | 0.0× | 1 | |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0.1% | 0.0× | 1 | |
| 24 | Taiwan | 0 | 0.0% | – | 6 | |
| 25 | Belgium | 0 | 0.0% | – | 1 |
Applicants
The largest applicants by international patent families, 2015 to 2024: across the world, then within each of the five countries with the most families in Long-Range Strike. Names are as held in the source and are not consolidated across subsidiaries.
Global
830 international families
RAYTHEON CO · United States
DIEHL DEFENCE GMBH & CO KG · Germany
BAE SYS INF & ELECT SYS INTEG · United States
BAE SYSTEMS PLC · United Kingdom
MBDA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH · Germany
MBDA UK LTD · United Kingdom
108
67
49
40
38
32
United States
278 international families
RAYTHEON CO
BAE SYS INF & ELECT SYS INTEG
SIMMONDS PRECISION PRODUCTS
ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC
BOEING CO
AEROVIRONMENT INC
108
49
19
11
10
5
Germany
159 international families
DIEHL DEFENCE GMBH & CO KG
MBDA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
DIEHL BGT DEFENCE GMBH & CO KG
HENSOLDT SENSORS GMBH
THYSSENKRUPP AG
RHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION GMBH
67
38
13
11
9
8
United Kingdom
88 international families
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
MBDA UK LTD
ATLANTIC INERTIAL SYSTEMS LTD
ARMSTRONG NEIL ROCKCLIFFE
CROSS JAMES EDWARD
DOWN CHRISTOPHER DAVID
40
32
5
2
2
2
France
77 international families
THALES SA
MBDA FRANCE
SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE
ARIANEGROUP SAS
NAVAL GROUP
AIRBUS DEFENCE & SPACE SAS
18
16
16
7
5
4
Israel
44 international families
ISRAEL AEROSPACE IND LTD
RAFAEL ADVANCED DEFENSE SYSTEMS LTD
ELBIT SYSTEMS ROKAR LTD
JACOB ROVINSKY
BAE SYSTEMS ROKAR INT LTD
GIL WURZEL
16
7
5
4
3
3
Similar capabilities
The nine capabilities that share the most international patent families with Long-Range Strike, 2015 to 2024: the families counted in both as a share of those counted in either. Each card shows its five largest countries.
National Security
Land Fires
10.1% shared · 206 families in both
United States
Germany
France
United Kingdom
South Korea
357
232
127
113
93
National Security
Integrated Air & Missile Defence
9.4% shared · 107 families in both
Germany
United States
Japan
Israel
United Kingdom
92
75
47
41
28
National Security
Counter-Uncrewed & Low-Altitude Defence
9.3% shared · 125 families in both
United States
Germany
United Kingdom
Japan
Israel
156
135
72
56
50
Strategic Infrastructure
Military Bases & Installations
5.9% shared · 131 families in both
United States
Germany
South Korea
United Kingdom
Japan
353
218
111
100
84
National Security
Control of the Air
4.6% shared · 59 families in both
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
Türkiye
France
176
57
50
43
41
National Security
Battlefield Aviation & Uncrewed Systems
3.7% shared · 39 families in both
United States
South Korea
Germany
Israel
United Kingdom
68
29
23
23
22
National Security
Air Strike & Interdiction
3.5% shared · 36 families in both
United States
United Kingdom
Türkiye
Germany
South Korea
45
40
29
23
15
Critical Technology
Space Launch & Reusable Systems
2.9% shared · 56 families in both
United States
France
Germany
Japan
China
369
176
121
104
78
National Security
Standing Force Generation & Training
2.8% shared · 42 families in both
United States
Germany
South Korea
United Kingdom
Canada
217
90
58
38
30
Crosswalk
How Long-Range Strike is matched to the patent classifications. The entries below were chosen for it; each stands for itself and everything beneath it in the scheme, 62 Cooperative entries in all. A patent family counts when any of its codes, in either scheme and at any office, falls under one of them. Codes since retired are placed under the entries that replaced them.
| Entry | Title in the scheme | Why it is chosen | CPC codes | IPC codes | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F42B15/00 | Self-propelled projectiles or missiles, e.g. rockets; Guided missiles | Guided missiles and self-propelled rockets | 11 | 10 | 20,712 |
| F41G7/00 | Direction control systems for self-propelled missiles | Guidance and direction control of missiles | 40 | 10 | 33,206 |
| F42B10/60 | Steering arrangements | Steering of missiles and guided projectiles in flight | 9 | 4 | 6,461 |
| G01S13/883 | Radar or analogous systems specially adapted for specific applications for missile homing, autodirectors | Radar for missile homing | 1 | none | 748 |
| F41F3/07 | Underwater launching-apparatus | Underwater missile launching apparatus | 1 | 1 | 540 |
| F42B15/12 | Intercontinental ballistic missiles | Left out | |||
| F41G7/006 | Guided missiles training or simulation devices | Left out |
CPC and IPC codes are the codes in use on patent documents, at any office, that fall under the entry. Documents is the larger of the two schemes' counts of documents carrying one of them. An entry with no IPC codes can be told apart only in the Cooperative scheme.
The Cooperative codes in use that count towards Long-Range Strike: 62 codes on 56,232 documents. The full crosswalk is in the cpc-to-capability.csv download.
| Code | Title | Under entry | How placed | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F41G7/2293 | Homing guidance systems characterised by the type of waves using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 4,566 |
| F42B15/01 | Arrangements thereon for guidance or control | F42B15/00 | In the scheme | 4,474 |
| F42B15/00 | Self-propelled projectiles or missiles, e.g. rockets; Guided missiles | F42B15/00 | In the scheme | 3,794 |
| F41G7/2253 | Passive homing systems, i.e. comprising a receiver and do not requiring an active illumination of the target | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 3,198 |
| F42B15/36 | Means for interconnecting rocket-motor and body section; Multi-stage connectors; Disconnecting means | F42B15/00 | In the scheme | 2,478 |
| F42B10/64 | Steering by movement of flight surfaces of fins | F42B10/60 | In the scheme | 2,389 |
| F41G7/226 | Semi-active homing systems, i.e. comprising a receiver and involving auxiliary illuminating means, e.g. using auxiliary guiding missiles | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 1,757 |
| F41G7/007 | Preparatory measures taken before the launching of the guided missiles | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 1,569 |
| F41G7/2246 | Active homing systems, i.e. comprising both a transmitter and a receiver | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 1,569 |
| F41G7/2286 | Homing guidance systems characterised by the type of waves using radio waves | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 1,430 |
| F41G7/2213 | Homing guidance systems maintaining the axis of an orientable seeking head pointed at the target, e.g. target seeking gyro | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 1,424 |
| F41G7/224 | Deceiving or protecting means | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 1,229 |
| F41G7/303 | Sighting or tracking devices especially provided for simultaneous observation of the target and of the missile | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 1,138 |
| F41G7/00 | Direction control systems for self-propelled missiles | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 1,074 |
| F41G7/30 | Command link guidance systems | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 1,071 |
| F41G7/22 | Homing guidance systems | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 1,045 |
| F41G7/008 | Combinations of different guidance systems | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 1,038 |
| F42B10/663 | Steering by varying intensity or direction of thrust using a plurality of transversally acting auxiliary nozzles, which are opened or closed by valves | F42B10/60 | In the scheme | 998 |
| F42B15/34 | Protection against overheating or radiation, e.g. heat shields; Additional cooling arrangements | F42B15/00 | In the scheme | 958 |
| F42B15/10 | Missiles having a trajectory only in the air | F42B15/00 | In the scheme | 878 |
| F41G7/32 | Command link guidance systems for wire-guided missiles | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 866 |
| F42B15/04 | Arrangements thereon for guidance or control using wire, e.g. for guiding ground-to-ground rockets | F42B15/00 | In the scheme | 837 |
| G01S13/883 | Radar or analogous systems specially adapted for specific applications for missile homing, autodirectors | G01S13/883 | In the scheme | 748 |
| F41G7/2206 | Homing guidance systems using a remote control station | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 698 |
| F41G7/36 | Direction control systems for self-propelled missiles based on predetermined target position data using inertial references | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 690 |
| F41G7/305 | Details for spin-stabilized missiles | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 685 |
| F42B10/661 | Steering by varying intensity or direction of thrust using several transversally acting rocket motors, each motor containing an individual propellant charge, e.g. solid charge | F42B10/60 | In the scheme | 681 |
| F41G7/26 | Optical guidance systems | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 667 |
| F41G7/2226 | Homing guidance systems comparing the observed data with stored target data, e.g. target configuration data | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 626 |
| F41G7/301 | Details | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 612 |
| F41G7/222 | Homing guidance systems for spin-stabilized missiles | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 574 |
| F42B10/60 | Steering arrangements | F42B10/60 | In the scheme | 571 |
| F42B10/66 | Steering by varying intensity or direction of thrust | F42B10/60 | In the scheme | 552 |
| F41F3/07 | Underwater launching-apparatus | F41F3/07 | In the scheme | 540 |
| F42B15/38 | Ring-shaped explosive elements for the separation of rocket parts | F42B15/00 | In the scheme | 534 |
| F42B10/62 | Steering by movement of flight surfaces | F42B10/60 | In the scheme | 533 |
| F42B15/08 | Self-propelled projectiles or missiles, e.g. rockets; Guided missiles for carrying measuring instruments; Arrangements for mounting sensitive cargo within a projectile; Arrangements for acoustic sensitive cargo within a projectile | F42B15/00 | In the scheme | 526 |
| F41G7/001 | Devices or systems for testing or checking | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 506 |
| F41G7/346 | Direction control systems for self-propelled missiles based on predetermined target position data using global navigation satellite systems, e.g. GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 499 |
| F41G7/20 | Direction control systems for self-propelled missiles based on continuous observation of target position | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 476 |
| F41G7/343 | Direction control systems for self-propelled missiles based on predetermined target position data comparing observed and stored data of target position or of distinctive marks along the path towards the target | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 476 |
| F41G7/306 | Details for transmitting guidance signals | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 470 |
| F41G7/263 | Means for producing guidance beams | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 444 |
| F41G7/34 | Direction control systems for self-propelled missiles based on predetermined target position data | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 442 |
| F41G7/2233 | Multimissile systems | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 415 |
| F42B10/665 | Steering by varying intensity or direction of thrust characterised by using a nozzle provided with at least a deflector mounted within the nozzle | F42B10/60 | In the scheme | 392 |
| F42B15/105 | Air torpedoes, e.g. projectiles with or without propulsion, provided with supporting air foil surfaces | F42B15/00 | In the scheme | 353 |
| F41G7/228 | Homing guidance systems characterised by the type of waves using acoustic waves, e.g. for torpedoes | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 349 |
| F41G7/308 | Details for guiding a plurality of missiles | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 332 |
| F42B15/22 | Missiles having a trajectory finishing below water surface | F42B15/00 | In the scheme | 293 |
| F41G7/004 | Devices or systems for testing or checking target simulators for infrared seekers | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 241 |
| F42B10/666 | Steering by varying intensity or direction of thrust characterised by using a nozzle rotatable about an axis transverse to the axis of the projectile | F42B10/60 | In the scheme | 208 |
| F41G7/2266 | Systems comparing signals received from a base station and reflected from the target | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 205 |
| F41G7/24 | Beam riding guidance systems | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 202 |
| F41G7/002 | Devices or systems for testing or checking target simulators | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 155 |
| F41G7/266 | Optical guidance systems for spin-stabilized missiles | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 155 |
| F42B15/20 | Missiles having a trajectory beginning below water surface | F42B15/00 | In the scheme | 152 |
| F41G7/28 | Radio guidance systems | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 151 |
| F42B10/668 | Injection of a fluid, e.g. a propellant, into the gas shear in a nozzle or in the boundary layer at the outer surface of a missile, e.g. to create a shock wave in a supersonic flow | F42B10/60 | In the scheme | 137 |
| F41G7/003 | Devices or systems for testing or checking target simulators for seekers using radio waves | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 75 |
| F41G7/005 | Devices or systems for testing or checking for testing benches or sets | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 51 |
| F41G7/2273 | Homing guidance systems characterised by the type of waves | F41G7/00 | In the scheme | 36 |