Defense technology company QinetiQ Group is eyeing the U.S. and Australia as priority markets under the company’s acquisition strategy, Bloomberg reported Thursday. QinetiQ CEO Steve Wadey forecasts the two countries will cover approximately 70 percent of new business for the British contractor in the next five years, the report said. The U.K.-headquartered firm announced in […] More

Shawn Purvis, president and CEO at QinetiQ’s U.S. Group as well as a two-time Wash100 Award recipient, spoke with ExecutiveBiz about joining the company and becoming its president and CEO as well as the core values she believes in to build a strong company culture. In addition, Purvis also discussed her growth and acquisition strategies […] More

Executive Mosaic has presented Shawn Purvis, president of QinetiQ’s U.S. business arm, her second consecutive Wash100 Award in recognition of her previous leadership of Northrop Grumman’s enterprise services sector and her vision to transform QinetiQ U.S. Her 2021 win underscored her business technology and process support leadership. Visit GovCon Wire to read her full profile. […] More

The U.S. business arms of Hensoldt and QinetiQ are looking to work on collaborative engagements in the country’s defense and national security markets and, in connection, have entered into an agreement to create a strategic partnership framework. The companies will strategically cooperate to develop, integrate, test and field Hensoldt’s sensing technologies for national security projects, […] More

QinetiQ Inc. has been awarded a design-phase contract from Hypersat for the next generation hyperspectral satellites. The award will help Hypersat actualize its plans to launch six low Earth orbit satellites capable of producing better information about the material properties on Earth than any satellite currently in orbit, QinetiQ said Wednesday.

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QinetiQ and subcontractor Pratt Miller Defense have shipped a new hybrid-electric unmanned ground combat vehicle to the U.S. Army for use in a 2022 manned-unmanned teaming experiment. The Robotic Combat Vehicle – Light UGCV uses technology from both companies to perform with flexibility and no payload restrictions, QinetiQ said Wednesday.

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The team of BAE Systems and QinetiQ secured a $32M contract to equip a U.S. Army ground vehicle with a hybrid electric drive technology as part of the service's Combat Vehicle Power and Energy systems development program.

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QinetiQ announced on Wednesday that the company has entered into an agreement to acquire Manufacturing Techniques on a cash-free, debt-free basis for $105M to be paid in cash on completion. The transaction will more than double the size of QinetiQ’s U.S. operations.

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QinetiQ North America will design, assess and validate an electronic grounding unit for the active shaft grounding system of Virginia-class submarines under a contract from General Dynamics’ Electric Boat subsidiary.

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QinetiQ North America has secured a contract from the U.S. Navy‘s Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division, to demonstrate a sonar technology meant to aid underwater navigation. The company said Thursday it aims to showcase the performance of the DOLPHIN  underwater acoustic technology that seeks to address the nadir gap seen in current sidescan sonars. DOLPHIN is designed to help […] More

QinetiQ‘s North American segment has completed negotiations under a contract that General Atomics awarded in 2017 for control hardware and software. The equipment will function to control the electromagnetic aircraft launch system and advanced arresting gear of CVN 80 or the future USS Enterprise, the third U.S. Navy Ford-class aircraft carrier, the company said Monday. The multi-year contract provides for the […] More

Nic Anderson, managing director of Babcock‘s land defense business, has been appointed to serve as managing director of QinetiQ‘s air and space segment and join its executive committee. His appointment is effective May and he will replace John Anderson, who is due to retire from QinetiQ by the end of April, the company said Wednesday. Anderson joined Babcock in 2010 […] More