Royal Navy awards test contract

September 3, 2008 by Dagpotter · Comment
Filed under: Contract Awards, England, QinetiQ, S&T, SETA, development program 

The British Ministry of Defence and Royal Navy awarded QinetiQ a contract to provide test and ship design support. QinetiQ used to be the part of the British military providing test services they are contracting to get access to facilities they built and used for several decades. This fifteen year, $300 M contract will allow ship and submarine models to be tested in QinetiQ’s tanks.

See Telegraph.uk.com for more on this contract.

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Boeing wins one

April 22, 2008 by Dagpotter · Comment
Filed under: Boeing, Contract Awards, DARPA, England, Military Aviation, QinetiQ, development program 

Boeing was awarded a $3.8 M contract by DARPA to begin development of a ultra-high endurance unmanned aircraft. Boeing teamed with a British company, QinetiQ Ltd., for the program. The Vulture will be an aircraft that can loiter for years and carry a payload. It would then be activated when necessary. QinetiQ had been working on solar powered aircraft under other contracts that might have applications to this mission.

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