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Cody Technology Park
Ively Road
Farnborough
Hampshire
GU14 0LX
UK
[t] +44 (0)8700 100 942
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QinetiQ has just been awarded an MOD contract worth almost £24 million over the next 10-years by the Harrier Integrated Project Team (IPT) for through-life support on the Harrier Aircraft. The contract supports the IPT in its key functions of delivering long term Harrier availability and capability, through to the Out-of-Service Date (OSD) in 2018. |
30 June 2008 |
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QinetiQ has been awarded a £3.8m contract from Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace following their success in winning the Prime Contract from the Norwegian Defence Procurement Division. |
11 June 2008 |
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Defence technology holds the key to alternative to manned space-flight |
07 June 2008 |
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Team appointed for future design coordination to bolster UK Naval ship design capability |
05 June 2008 |
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QinetiQ, Boeing and MOD complete 30-month MTDS demonstrations programme with exercise ‘Avenging Eagle’
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21 May 2008 |
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Boldon James announces it’s Secure Information Exchange (SIE) solution enabling unified messaging across Microsoft platforms for military, intelligence & homeland security organisations. |
17 May 2008 |
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QinetiQ and Boeing, leaders of Team ACTIVE (Aircrew Collective Training through Immersive Virtual Events), have successfully linked the U.S. Distributed Mission Operations Network aircrew training system and another nation's simulation facilities for the first time. |
17 May 2008 |
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QinetiQ has signed an initial 11 month contract with the MOD as part of a £2m pilot study which will see a new joint MOD / industry naval ship design office established in Bristol, to be tasked with the design of complex naval ships for the Royal Navy, such as the Future Surface Combatant. |
11 May 2008 |
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QinetiQ North America (QNA) has announced its Missions Solutions Group (MSG) has been awarded a five-year, $190 million contract with the National Aeronautical and Space Administration. |
25 April 2008 |
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QinetiQ North America, a global developer of innovative technology solutions for defense and security, and Pacific Safety Products Inc. (PSP), a leader in protective body armor and soldier systems, announced today that they have entered into an exclusive agreement to market QinetiQ North America's line of gunshot localization systems, known as Ears(TM). |
06 April 2008 |
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QinetiQ has today brought into service two important elements of the Combined Aerial Target Service (CATS) for the UK's armed forces, having completed a series of complex verification and evaluation trials on-time and within all the operational constraints. |
05 April 2008 |
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The US Army Aviation & Missile Command (AMCOM) awarded Westar Aerospace & Defense Group Inc, the Systems Engineering Group of QinetiQ North America, a task order to provide technical services, and systems engineering and management expertise to the Apache Attack Helicopter Project Manager’s Office (PMO). The not-to-exceed ceiling price for the one-year basic effort, plus four option years, is $13.3 million.
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28 March 2008 |
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QinetiQ and the MOD have signed a firm price agreement confirming price, volume and availability for the Long Term Partnering Agreement (LTPA) for Test and Evaluation (T&E) and Training Support services for the next five years through to March 2013. The MOD will pay £951m across the second five year term (having paid £964m for the first five year period). |
07 March 2008 |
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QinetiQ has announced that the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has purchased the QinetiQ SPO threat detection system as part of a package of measures that will bring enhanced security technology to travellers in the United States. |
21 February 2008 |
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GRC Ltd, a wholly owned QinetiQ subsidiary, has just secured a contract worth over £60k to provide Paramarine Version 5 ship design software and its onboard variant Seagoing for Submarines to the Government of Canada. |
17 February 2008 |
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The Zephyr Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) is an ultra-lightweight carbon fibre aircraft, weighing just 30kg. It flies on solar power generated by amorphous silicon arrays covering the aircraft’s wings, no thicker than sheets of paper. |
06 February 2008 |
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QinetiQ has just announced the sale of four Towed Array Handling Systems (TAHS) to be used with the new S80 class of submarines being built by Navantia for the Spanish Navy. The multi-million Euro TAHS contract was won against strong international competition and is the culmination of many years research and development work by QinetiQ’s Underwater Systems business in Winfrith, Dorset. |
06 February 2008 |
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Part of QinetiQ's over-roofing test solutionQinetiQ’s force protection engineering team took just 10 weeks to establish and deliver a method of testing over-roofing structures for protection of UK forces against indirect fire mortar and rocket attacks in Iraq – currently a daily occurrence in camps across the country. |
04 February 2008 |
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QinetiQ has just completed a series of rigorous environmental trials on 12 different types of MAN military logistic trucks in its test chambers at MOD Boscombe Down. The trials are part of an independent 18-month evaluation contract for the new supply vehicles fleet for the MOD’s General Support Vehicles IPT. |
23 January 2008 |
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A midlife update that includes new electronic systems, transmission and engine for a major foam vehicle from the Specialist Utility Vehicles IPT part of the Directorate General Land Equipment has meant that its Electromagnetic Compatibility also needed retesting to the appropriate defence standard (Defence Standard 59-41). |
16 January 2008 |
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Carson main rotor blades fitted to Sea King helicopters has proved to generate up to 2000lb increase in maximum hover and a significant increase in maximum forward speed |
16 January 2008 |
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QinetiQ Group plc has announced that it has signed agreements to purchase two Australian defence consulting businesses, Ball Solutions Group Pty Ltd and Novare Services Pty Ltd. These acquisitions are being acquired for a total cash consideration of A$20 million and are subject to regulatory approval. They represent QinetiQ's first investment in Australia and provide the company with a presence of 185 staff located in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide. |
02 January 2008 |
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The last Jaguar T Mk 2A operated by QinetiQ has been retired. |
21 December 2007 |
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Customer sign-off trials have been completed the the first consignment of LOKI torpedo countermeasures have been sent to Bergen for the Royal Norwegian Navy, as part of a supply and ongoing support contract worth over €4 million. |
15 December 2007 |
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QinetiQ North America has announced that its Planning Systems Inc (PSI) subsidiary has received a $1.7 million award from the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the UK for five of its Precision Airdrop Systems (PADS™) to be used in RAF C-130J aircraft. The award also covers aircrew training, spares, and one year of logistics support and services.
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07 December 2007 |
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QinetiQ’s support for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) operations has been recognised by the UK Ministry of Defence by it awarding QinetiQ a contract worth up to £5m to deliver a critical part of the UK Watchkeeper UAV programme from Aberporth. |
07 December 2007 |
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QinetiQ, as the lead contractor in Team ImpaQt, has successfully fired the first metre long fully composite 'strength of design' projectile at the MOD Eskmeals, Cumbria firing range. Part of an MOD-wide initiative to ensure modern fighting forces are suitably equipped and have maximum mobility to operate on tomorrow's urban battlefields, this is a key stage in the UK MOD Lightweight Advanced Munition (LWAM), part of the Advanced Ordnance Demonstrator (AOD) programme. |
25 October 2007 |
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QinetiQ Group plc announces today that it has completed the acquisition of Boldon James Holdings Limited (‘Boldon James') from ISIS Equity Partners, the management team and other staff who hold shares following the exercise of options. The acquisition represents the continuing execution of QinetiQ's strategy to grow its Europe, Middle East and Australasia (EMEA) capabilities. It has been settled for an initial cash consideration of around £15.7m, with a further payment of around £4.3m depending on the achievement of specific performance criteria. |
24 October 2007 |
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QinetiQ, as part of the KAIROS Consortium, which L-3 Communications leads and also includes LogicaCMG, has been awarded a share in a £1M, 10-month MOD contract for the Assessment Phase of Project LISTENER, for risk reduction and solution definition. |
23 October 2007 |
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QinetiQ has unveiled plans to establish a service and support centre for its Talon™ robots in Sydney, Australia in conjunction with its in-country representative, Pacific Security and Environmental Solutions (PSES) Pty. QinetiQ's Talon robots are manufactured in North America and are being sold in ever increasing numbers around the world - there are already over 1000 Talons in-theatre. |
22 October 2007 |
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QinetiQ North America announced today that its subsidiary Planning Systems Incorporated (PSI) has been awarded a $15.4 million contract by the Naval Research Laboratory, for research in the areas of ocean dynamics and prediction oceanography. |
15 October 2007 |
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The Security and Intelligence Business Unit of QinetiQ North America's Mission Solutions Group (QNA MSG), has been awarded a $35.8m, five-year Firm Fixed Price contract with the US Army to operate the Army Research and Technology Protection Center (ARTPC). |
10 October 2007 |
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Interchangeable weapon and manipulator arm featured in new modular design |
09 October 2007 |
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QinetiQ has developed and successfully flight trialled a Day Night All Environment (DNAE) visibility solution that provides helicopter pilots with alternative, complementary sources of imaging information, enabling them to fly safely in low light or adverse weather conditions. When added to a suite of navigational and tactical guidance aids also being developed by QinetiQ, the existing operational envelope of the aircraft can be considerably expanded. |
08 October 2007 |
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British programme to focus on de-risking key technologies and create a better knowledge base |
19 September 2007 |
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The Talon® family of versatile Explosive Ordnance (bomb) Disposal (EOD) robots are produced by Foster-Miller, a wholly owned subsidiary of QinetiQ North America. The SWORD (Special Weapons Observation Reconnaissance Direct-action System) variant can be configured with either an M240 or M249 machine gun or a Barrett .50 calibre rifle for armed reconnaissance missions. These systems will be on display on QinetiQ's stand 641 at DSEi (11-14 September). |
11 September 2007 |
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QinetiQ's Zephyr UAV exceeds official world record for longest duration unmanned flight |
10 September 2007 |
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QinetiQ led UK Energetics Consortium to secure strategic resource |
30 August 2007 |
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QinetiQ has secured from the MOD's Research Acquisition Organisation a five-year, £9.3m programme to engage with industry and academia and focus on de-risking future procurement and raising technology readiness levels (TRLs) for the development and exploitation of advanced Electronic Surveillance (ES) technology. |
12 July 2007 |
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QinetiQ and The Boeing Company today opened The Portal, a new decision-support capability at QinetiQ's Cody Technology Park site in Farnborough, UK. |
11 July 2007 |
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GRC Ltd, a wholly owned QinetiQ subsidiary, has sold two Paramarine Version 5 licenses to ASC Pty (formerly known as Australian Submarine Corporation). ASC, the builders of six RAN Collins class submarines, will use the software to develop stability models of the submarines. |
10 July 2007 |
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Successful flight trials for QinetiQ's Speaker Independent Direct Voice Input System |
21 June 2007 |
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The £124m Taranis Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) technology demonstrator programme, with BAE Systems as the industry lead and prime contractor, and other industry partners comprising QinetiQ, Rolls-Royce and Smiths Aerospace, has reached a major milestone with the design of the autonomous systems now finalised. |
21 June 2007 |
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QinetiQ's VAAC Harrier undertakes payload boosting landing trials on the French carrier Charles de Gaulle as part of a JSF-programme |
21 June 2007 |
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QinetiQ has won an 18 month contract worth over £800,000 from the Mobility IPT, under the FATS framework, to undertake further research into polarisation technology, particularly for man-portable devices, to assist land forces in the dismounted detection of trip and command wires to explosive devices. |
01 June 2007 |
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QinetiQ's audited preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2007 show strong orders growth of 48.6%, revenue increased by 9.3%, continued improvement in underlying operating margin to 9.2% and underlying profit before tax up by 17.4% |
31 May 2007 |
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Wholly owned QinetiQ subsidiary Foster-Miller Inc, announced today that its IDIQ (indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity) contract from the Robotic Systems Joint Program Office administered by the Naval Air Warfare Training Systems Division (NAVAIR) has been increased from $63.9 million to $150 million to accommodate the purchase of additional TALON® robots and replacement parts for service in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
31 May 2007 |
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QinetiQ has won a 16-month contract, valued at over £3.5m, for the Ministry of Defence's PECOC (Personal Equipment and Common Operational Clothing) Assessment Phase. QinetiQ and a team from the MOD will look to gain a better understanding of possible future requirements, looking at the complete range of fit-for-purpose clothing, load carriage and protective equipment, including helmets and body armour, across the armed services. |
23 May 2007 |
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QinetiQ has integrated a civil satellite communications system into a number of MOD Joint Helicopter Force (JHC) assets, as part of an in-theatre Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR) programme. The requirement was to deliver beyond line of sight (BLOS) voice communications capabilities that allow deployed JHC assets to simply and efficiently communicate with operational headquarters. |
23 May 2007 |
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Mission Training through Distributed Simulation demonstrator at RAF Waddington enters experimental stage |
18 May 2007 |
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QinetiQ has secured a £5.5m contract from the UK MOD to use the Tornado F3 as the alternative test platform to the Typhoon to support trials for the Beyond Visual Range Air-Air Missile (BVRAAM – Meteor) and take development to the systems preliminary design review in September 2007. |
16 May 2007 |
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QinetiQ, the international defence and security technology company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Karen Oddey as managing director of its Technology Solutions business. In this role she will focus on using QinetiQ's rich technology base to provide services and solutions to defence and other customers. |
10 May 2007 |
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QinetiQ has competed and won a 16-month contract, valued at over £3.5m, for the Ministry of Defence's PECOC (Personal Equipment and Common Operational Clothing) Assessment Phase. QinetiQ and a team from the MOD will look to gain a better understanding of possible future requirements, looking at the complete range of fit-for-purpose clothing, load carriage and protective equipment, including helmets and body armour, across the armed services. |
08 May 2007 |
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US Military expand use of PSI's Precision Airdrop System |
25 April 2007 |
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A QinetiQ-led consortium has been awarded the Enabling Secure Information Infrastructure (ESII) programme by the UK MOD's Research Acquisition Organisation (RAO). Won under competitive tender, the initial four tasks are worth in excess of £5m and form the first research packages let under a three-and a half year enabling contract. |
23 April 2007 |
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SPO-20 is a security screening system designed to detect explosive devices concealed under people's clothing. |
13 April 2007 |
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QinetiQ wins significant workshare in UK MOD project HELIX contract |
04 April 2007 |
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A system which provides a single pilot with the ability to fly their own aircraft while simultaneously directing up to four further unmanned aircraft has been successfully demonstrated from the cockpit of a military fast jet for the first time. The system, developed by QinetiQ and funded by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), gives unmanned aircraft an advanced level of independence and intelligence, or autonomy. A series of successful flight trials were flown using a Tornado as the command and control aircraft and a BAC 1-11 trials aircraft acting as a 'surrogate' unmanned air vehicle (UAV). The Tornado pilot also had responsibility for commanding a further three simulated UAVs. |
03 April 2007 |
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QinetiQ has been awarded a £1.9 million five year contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) Research Acquisition Organisation (RAO) to assess the potential vulnerabilities of high tech components within military equipment to naturally occurring radiation. The study will allow the MOD to manage the likely impact of exposure to naturally occurring radiation earlier in the design and development cycle, thereby future-proofing equipment programmes and avoiding problems that could have time and cost implications later. QinetiQ will support the MOD to define robust standards and policies for equipment and component suppliers. |
26 March 2007 |
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In support of Op TELIC, QinetiQ, acting as system integrator for this Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR) programme, has successfully integrated a LITENING III pod onto the Tornado GR4 to provide enhanced target designation for weapon aiming and effectiveness. Initial in-theatre feedback also indicates that the results are of the highest quality. |
15 March 2007 |
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QinetiQ completes UOR to put a satellite communications system on MOD helicopters in under 12 weeks |
12 March 2007 |
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QinetiQ has secured a two-year contract extension worth £7m to continue the provision of technical support to the MOD's Defence Fuels Group (DFG) for fuels and lubricants. |
03 March 2007 |
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QinetiQ Group plc announces today that QinetiQ North America Operations LLC has agreed to purchase ITS Corporation ('ITS'), a leading provider of IT services and solutions to the US government and its agencies, for up to $90.0m. QinetiQ has also sold its Aerospace Filtration Systems, Inc. subsidiary ('AFS') to Donaldson, Inc. for $39.0m. The transactions are in line with QinetiQ's strategy to grow its North American operations and to dispose of businesses that are non-core to the Group. |
01 March 2007 |
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QinetiQ, as UK prime contractor for Team ImpaQt, has just secured a £5m contract for a 30 month long Output 6 research programme into 155mm Guided Munition (GM) technology. The programme focuses on reducing overall risk in two key GM technology areas: Guidance navigation and control (GNC) architecture; and composite shell body structural integrity. |
26 February 2007 |
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QinetiQ, the international defence and security technology company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Clive Richardson as managing director of its European, Middle Eastern and Australasian operations, with effect from 1 June 2007. In this role, he will be responsible for all of QinetiQ's operations except for QinetiQ North America and QinetiQ Ventures. |
21 February 2007 |
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QinetiQ's high sensitivity GPS team scooped an award at the Security Industry Innovation Awards at the IFSEC exhibition in May 2005. |
17 February 2007 |
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Michael Fooks, from the Frigates Combat System Engineering Team at Portsdown Technology Park, has been presented with a GEMS award from the MoD for his work on CSE analysis software. |
12 February 2007 |
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QinetiQ's Tarsier runway debris detection system was awarded the top honour for technology transfer from defence to civil markets at this year's Defence Technology Exchange Awards. The radar system, which detects Foreign Object Debris, is in use at Vancouver International Airport and has been ordered by Dubai. |
12 February 2007 |
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QinetiQ has been awarded a four-year MOD contract to design, construct and carry out test and evaluation trials on a technology demonstrator vessel, which will be a contender for the next generation of fast landing craft. |
23 January 2007 |
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QinetiQ Group plc, announces that Metrix, a joint venture between QinetiQ and Land Securities Trillium, the UK's leading property outsourcing specialist, has been appointed preferred bidder on Package One and provisional preferred bidder on Package Two under the Government's Defence Training Rationalisation (DTR) programme. |
17 January 2007 |
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A QinetiQ led team has competitively bid and won a £9.48m MOD research contract to deliver the Vehicle Technology Integration Demonstrator (VTID) programme. This three-year programme will investigate and implement a layered protection approach to survivability for armoured vehicles to reduce their vulnerability to attack. |
16 January 2007 |
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QinetiQ has been awarded a £4m / two year enabling contract by Combat Support Equipment IPT (CSEIPT) to manage the supply of a range of commercially available batteries providing an effective and cost saving service. The MOD has options to extend this for an additional two years subject to satisfactory performance against key performance indicators. |
08 January 2007 |
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QinetiQ finalises £308m CATS contract to supply MOD with an aerial target service for the UK's armed forces |
04 January 2007 |
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The UK's next generation bomb disposal robots to be supplied by Northrop Grumman, teamed with QinetiQ |
28 December 2006 |
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QinetiQ subsidiary Foster-Miller awarded $1 Million contract for non-lethal ballistic Boat Trap net |
11 December 2006 |
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QinetiQ to play strategic role in MODs £124 million ‘Taranis' UAV technology demonstrator programme |
08 December 2006 |
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QinetiQ awarded DARPA contract to explore ‘first-of-their-kind' sensors |
06 December 2006 |
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Crown teams up with QinetiQ to resolve challenges of RFID on metal packaging |
06 December 2006 |
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QinetiQ signs five-year X-Net production contract with US military |
06 December 2006 |
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QinetiQ has today (Tuesday 08 August 2006) signed a contract with the Defence Procurement Agency, worth up to £52.5M over the next three years, to continue support for the Typhoon programme. The package includes £50M for defined technical support, advice and safety clearance activity, together with £2.5M allocated to sub-contracts and future emergent work. |
08 August 2006 |
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