QinetiQ Group
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Integrated global defence and security company focused on mission-led innovation. Protecting lives by serving the national security interests of our customers.
Joined March 2010
QinetiQ announces the launch of Jackdaw, a low-cost, high-performance uncrewed aerial system (UAS). Find out more here: #Innovation #Jackdaw #DSEI2023
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✈️ Another UK first for QinetiQ!. We’ve successfully trialled the UK’s first Crewed-Uncrewed-Teaming demonstration between an #aircraft and #drone. Find out how we made this happen: Thanks to @DefenceHQ @dstlmod @RoyalNavy & ASWC 💪#teamwork
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#Submarines play a hazardous game of hide and seek against enemies equipped with sophisticated #sensors. As such, they must be designed to be as #stealthy as possible and regularly tested. Read our latest paper which explores the future of underwater T&E:
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QinetiQ & @DefenceHQ to invest £20m into MOD Shoeburyness to upgrade Environmental Test Centre
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NEWS: The DragonFire laser directed energy weapon system has achieved the UK’s first high-power firing of a #laser weapon against aerial targets. We’re proud to have partnered with @dstlmod @DefenceHQ @MBDAGroup @Leonardo_UK to deliver this milestone.
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After over 60 remarkable years, the Harvard made its farewell flight from MOD Boscombe Down to Duxford today
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NEWS: Un-jammable & highly secure navigation systems could ensure that every flight globally proceeds without disruption. Last week, we successfully tested a key step in making this a reality 👉 @InfleqtionUK @SciTechgovuk @griffitha @BAESystemsAir
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We are looking forward to attending @airtattoo from 15-17 July! Attendees can get a look at the Airborne Technology Demonstrator, a bespoke airborne test and evaluation aircraft designed to meet the needs of both military and civil customers. #RIAT2022
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We are all deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Flags across QinetiQ sites will stand at half-mast in respect of a women who made an extraordinary and inspirational contribution to the United Kingdom and around the world.
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Thanks for the fantastic support from everyone during #WESTLANT19. We are looking forward to delivering more Rotary Wing capability for the @RoyalNavy. Good luck with the next phase of F-35 operations! @HMSQNLZ
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Plans revealed for new maritime centre of excellence at Portsdown Technology Park in #Portsmouth, creating up to 100 jobs: @solentlep @portsmouthtoday
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QinetiQ-led ‘Metis’ team announced as a winner in the #Autonomous Last Mile Resupply competition - well done team!
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We are delighted to have delivered the UK’s first successful demonstration of an airborne team comprising both manned and unmanned aircraft. Find out more about the demonstration here: #MannedUnmanned #UAV #Drones
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Our BD Director, Andy Thorp, at #AFForum2020 this afternoon, pictured on the jetty outside @HMSQNLZ, in front of our newly enhanced Hammerhead #unmanned sea target @FutureAtlantic
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This month marks 20 years since #QinetiQ was formed! Since then, we have grown as a company… with more than 6,500 highly committed employees, we are dedicated to protecting lives, defending sovereign capability and securing the vital interests of our customers across the globe
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Our full new ETPS fleet - Pilatus PC-21, Grob 120TP & Airbus H125 - freshly painted & looking great! More photos & info here:
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QinetiQ purchases two PC-21 @PilatusAircraft for Empire Test Pilots’ School, as part of modernisation programme
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Our apprentices have been working hard on the giant Hawker Typhoon being built for the @CVHISTORYFEST festival next week. The aircraft has a wingspan of over 19 metres! #Tiffy #HawkerTyphoon
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We're incredibly proud to have worked on this amazing aircraft with @RoyalAirForce @DefenceHQ for the last 40 years. Great to see it bid us farewell over MOD Boscombe Down today #TornadoFlypast #TornadoFarewell
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In this joint article with @RoyalNavy, we discuss the paradox that as #defence becomes more digital, physical testing via live exercises such as #InformationWarrior becomes increasingly important:
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Today we announced our first quarter trading update and the acquisition of Naimuri, a leading software development and data analytics company. Read more here:
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Team @HMSOardacious carry out there first controlled capsize drill. There’s 40,000 tonnes of water in the ocean basin and it’s very cold!
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We are entering the £2m competition run by @DASAccelerator, the @DefenceHQ innovation hub, and @dstlmod to tackle the future threats of #drones. Find out more about our #CounterDrone technology here: #UAV #Security #Obsidian
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We are pleased to announce that we have acquired 85% of the shares of @InzpireLimited, a leading provider of operational training and mission systems to military customers in the UK and internationally
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We are pleased to have been awarded a new contract from .@dstlmod to build a relocatable Optical Ground Station capable of receiving high-speed data transmissions from space. Find out more here: #OpticalCommunications #OpticalComms #Space
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QinetiQ and BAE Systems today announced the signing of a framework agreement which will see both parties collaborate in the area of autonomous uncrewed air systems (UAS) and mission management systems. Read the full release here:
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We are delighted to announce that we have completed the acquisition of Manufacturing Techniques Inc. (MTEQ). This strengthens our international growth and innovation strategy whilst accelerating our progress in the US, the world’s largest defence market
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#UnmannedWarrior gets airborne at MOD #Hebrides with first flight of @Boeing @Insitu_Inc ScanEagle @RoyalNavy #UW16
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#DidYouKnow MOD Boscombe Down has two operational runways; one of them is the longest military #runway in the UK. See some of the other amazing facilities here:
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Congratulations to our Business Integration Director @wdwates who has been shortlisted for the STEM Leader Category award at the @ForwardLadies National Awards & Summit 2019 #FLNationalAwards
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Incredible #technology being demonstrated at @RoyalNavy event at Portsdown Tech Park today - check out @takeonGravity showing human flight is no longer a thing of the future!
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We are thrilled to have been selected as Britain’s top defence company in Britain’s Most Admired Companies 2021 study!.
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#HERA is @esa's Planetary Defense mission. @NASA's DART spacecraft will impact on an asteroid and ESA's spacecraft will study the results. Read how we are participating in the mission: .#PostcardsFromSpace #PlanetaryDefense .Picture: @esascience
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We have been collaborating with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to investigate how drone technology can strengthen their #SearchandRescue missions. Find out more here: #Drones
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Last week the giant Hawker Typhoon built by our apprentices was unveiled at the @CVHISTORYFEST. The sculpture was built where the Hawker Typhoon was tested 75 years earlier! Find out more here: #tiffy
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We've launched a UK 'centre of excellence' for developing & testing #laser technology @byMBDA @Leonardo_UK @dstlmod
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Our electric propulsion journey began in the 1960’s with the development of the T1 #ionthruster. Now, we are a world leader in #electricpropulsion systems with our ion thrusters powering the #BepiColombo spacecraft as it makes its way to Mercury.
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£95m invested in modernising air range equipment & infrastructure at MOD Aberporth & MOD Hebrides @DefenceHQ
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QinetiQ wins two contracts from US Office of Naval Research to develop hub drive unit electric propulsion system and long travel suspension in armoured #reconnaissance #vehicles
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Taking place on 26 Jan is our virtual panel event on Social Value in UK Defence and Security. We'll be joined by a panel including @dstlmod, @ADSgroupUK, @VolkerFitzUK and @QinetiQ, exploring how our ecosystem can work to deliver #SocialValue. Registration details coming Monday.
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We are hosting a #webinar on 8th July 2020 to discuss how Test & Evaluation needs to be digitally modernised. Find out more and sign up for free here: #DigitalTransformation #TestAndEvaluation
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We are pleased to have secured a five-year contract from the UK MOD, through the Engineering Delivery Partner framework, to provide engineering services for the Typhoon combat aircraft. Find out more here: #Typhoon #EngineeringServices #EDP
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It has been great to spend the day collaborating with our QinetiQ Germany colleagues and customers whilst checking out what exciting things we have to offer, including this PC-9 aircraft
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Our team in Canada has been awarded a C$51m contract to deliver unmanned aircraft systems that will drive enhanced situational awareness for the Canadian Armed Forces. Find out more here: #UAS @qinetiqcanada
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Do you have what it takes to solve a #cyber puzzle created by some of the smartest minds @RoyalNavy & @QinetiQ? Take the challenge here: #InformationWarrior
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Formidable Shield 23 is officially underway! We are delighted to be the enabling partner of this vital biennial live-fire integrated air and ballistic missile defence exercise, bringing the British Armed Forces, @USNavyEurope and @NATO Allied nations at MOD Hebrides. #FS23
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Busy and successful day at #BUTEC enabling collaborative autonomy during #UnmannedWarrior @dstlmod @RoyalNavy @ASVLtd @ThalesUK #UW16
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Students from local schools are visiting our Malvern site to learn about the variety of careers in engineering and STEM. Students from @TheChaseMalvern are putting their problem solving skills into practice by learning how to code a lego robot to navigate obstacles #TEWeek19
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Today we have announced that we have more than doubled the size of our US operations with an acquisition of MTEQ. Find out more here:
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We're launching our new low-cost supersonic target today at #CANSEC2018. Find out more here or on stand 414
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NEWS: QinetiQ hosts international maritime exercise #FormidableShield, the most sophisticated ever undertaken in the UK #QinetiQresults
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We are pleased to announce that @DefenceHQ has signed a 10 year industry partnership with QinetiQ-led #TeamPegasus enhancing the UK’s ability to provide its military platforms and systems with the data needed to keep them safe and effective.
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Our ship tank facility is the largest of its kind in the UK, at 270m long. It provides a safe and secure environment to evaluate novel ideas under tightly controlled conditions. Watch the full video to find out more about our underwater test facilities:
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We're excited to be part of the first @TheIET @Cyberchallenge #CyberCareersShow today, working to help bridge the #cybersecurity skills gap. Pop by our stand & see what opportunities we have for you
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Can you believe #UnmannedWarrior was 2 months ago! We look back at some successes in this infographic: @RoyalNavy
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#FormidableShield was one of the most complex live exercises of its kind ever undertaken in the UK. Tomorrow, we'll take you behind the scenes to show you what really happened. #sneakpeek #watchthisspace
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#2019inReview: On 21 August 2019, after 45 years of service as a successful advanced jet trainer, the Hawk XX154 retired and took its rightful place in the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection
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This week we are celebrating Maritime UK Week! We have a long heritage of working in the maritime sector and throughout this week we will be sharing some of our maritime capabilities! #MaritimeUKWeek @MaritimeUK
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Incredible feats of engineering! Brilliant to watch history in the making. Congratulations @SpaceX #FalconHeavy
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Delighted to have been able to demonstrate our Autonomous TITAN technology at @AWE18_AWL . Read more here: With thanks to @dstlmod @BritishArmy @DefenceES #AWE18
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We were delighted to congratulate our Strategic Engagement Director, Iain Harrison, on being awarded a CBE in the New Year’s Honours List for his contribution to the British Army #2018inReview
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This year to celebrate #INWED20, we interviewed a selection of our engineers who are shaping the world about their current role, past experiences and advice for young people. To watch our video and read the interviews, click here: #ShapeTheWorld
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This is what Jane told us about #InternationalWomensDay: "I’m passionate about more women being in senior leadership roles [. ] we are trying to start the conversation and ensure women are supported in their chosen career paths." See more: #IWD19
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We are delighted to embark on this relationship with Team Tempest and we look forward to bringing our extensive experience of Test and Evaluation to support this exciting programme.
Team Tempest is expanding! 📣.We are widening the Team Tempest project and bringing the very best of UK capability and expertise, from both inside and outside of defence, into the team to work alongside us. #FIAConnect .Find out more:
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43 years ago HM The Queen sent her very first email from our site in Malvern; today she announced in her first Instagram post a new exhibition at the @sciencemuseum. Find out more here: #QinetiQxScienceMuseum #CyberSecurity #TopSecret
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That’s a wrap for us at #FIA18 trade show! Thanks to everyone who stopped by and to those who followed the action from afar. We’ve had a blast - enjoy the fun and flying over the weekend! @FIAFarnborough
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Our Banshee Whirlwind #unmanned aerial target is the first in our Banshee family of five, reaching altitudes of 7,000ft. A popular and cost effective solution, it has operated in 30+ countries to represent advanced #UAVthreats!. Find out more and enquire:
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We are saddened to hear of Prince Philip’s passing. Flags across QinetiQ will be at half-mast in respect of a man who made a significant contribution to the UK’s armed forces and the modernisation of its society. Our thoughts are with the Royal Family during this difficult time.
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⚡ UK laser weapon technology is closer than we think. @DefenceHQ announces cutting-edge #DragonFire #laser will be on @RoyalNavy warships from 2027!. We’re incredibly proud to have played our part to move this game-changing #tech from concept to reality.
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We are pleased to announce that we have entered into a new charity partnership with @SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity in the UK. Find out more here: #ArmedForces #Charity
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We are thrilled to announce that in partnership with @Cobham_plc, we have completed a series of trials to test, integrate and assure a new aircraft communications system that will transform the UK’s #EmergencyServices #AirToGround communications.
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Having the opportunity to celebrate our amazing employees at our virtual Recognition Gala Dinner yesterday was a privilege! Congratulations to all the nominees and winners! #Recognition #Pride #Celebration #VirtualEvent
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That's a wrap for @airtattoo 2024!✈️. We've loved being part of this fantastic airshow, once again; this time with more of our static aircraft on display than ever before! . Until next time. see you in 2025, #RIAT🛫. #avgeeks #aviationphotography
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We've loved helping to inspire & encourage young women to consider #STEM via #INWED18 activities at @CranfieldUni & school visits to our sites this week:
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We are open for business at @SpaceTechExpoEU! Visit us at stand 5033 until November 21st #SpaceTechExpo
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We hosted our first free COLLABORATE event for SMEs in Farnborough in partnership with @ADSgroupUK under the theme: Cyber & Security connected. See how the event went here: #QinetiQCollaborate #Cyber #Security.
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Our apprentices Neve and Andy were honoured to represent QinetiQ at the @ADSgroupUK reception at the Houses of Parliament this week where they got the opportunity to engage with Members of Parliament. #Apprentices #EarlyCareers #STEM
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