QinetiQ
Also known as QuinetiQ, QinetiQ Group plc
QinetiQ ( as in kinetic) is a British defence technology company headquartered in Farnborough, Hampshire. It operates primarily in the defence, security and critical national infrastructure markets and runs testing and evaluation capabilities for air, land, sea and target systems.
Key facts
- Company.name
- QinetiQ Group plc
- Company.logo
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- Company.logo_alt
- QinetiQ
- Company.type
- Public limited company
- Company.industry
- Aerospace Defence Research and development
- Company.predecessor
- Defence Evaluation and Research Agency
- Company.hq_location
- Cody Technology Park
- Company.hq_location_city
- Farnborough, Hampshire
- Company.hq_location_country
- United Kingdom
- Company.key_people
- Neil Johnson (chairman) Steve Wadey (CEO)
- Company.products
- Defence, security, aviation, and energy and environment
- Company.revenue
- £1,931.6 million (2025)
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- History
- Creation and early years
- Stock exchange listing
- NAO inquiry
- Expansion
- Cyber security
- Operations
- Organisation
- Workforce
- Services and products
- Defence
- Airships and balloons
- Unmanned aircraft system
- Security
- Aviation
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QinetiQ ( as in kinetic) is a British defence technology company headquartered in Farnborough, Hampshire. It operates primarily in the defence, security and critical national infrastructure markets and runs testing and evaluation capabilities for air, land, sea and target systems.
As a private entity, QinetiQ was created in July 2001; prior to this its assets had been part of the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA), a now-defunct British government organisation. While a large portion of DERA's assets, sites, and employees were transferred to QinetiQ, other elements were incorporated into the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), which remains in government ownership. Some former DERA locations have thus become key sites for QinetiQ. These include Farnborough, Hampshire; MoD Boscombe Down, Wiltshire; and Malvern, Worcestershire.
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