UNITED KINGDOM. QinetiQ, defense technology company, has signed a new five-year contract with the U.K. Royal Navy that will introduce a dedicated training variant of QinetiQ?s Pointer (Pointer T) system to optimize Anti-Surface Warfare training on a wide range of weapon systems.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden. U.K.?s Royal Navy selected Saab and QinetiQ to deliver an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) training system. Delivery is expected to take place in 2019.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. QinetiQ and Rockwell Collins officials signed a global alliance agreement to collaborate on the development of next-generation, multi-constellation open service and secure Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers. The effort will support the mission needs of military, government, and critical national infrastructure.
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom. Space, weapons, and maritime experts from QinetiQ conducted trials at Cambridge University to show that a specially shielded communications system can survive a deliberate impact with Jupiter?s moon Europa.
WALES. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected QinetiQ to develop an electric hub-drive to improve survivability and mobility of military ground vehicles. The contract estimates its total at $1.5 million, but if all options are exercised it could go up to $2.7 million.
MCLEAN, Va. Engineers at QinetiQ will provide the transmission for a hybrid electric drive for the U.S. Army?s Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) program?s technology development phase.