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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.

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Company.name
QinetiQ Group plc
Company.logo
200px
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)
Company.operating_income
£215.4 million (2025)
Company.net_income
£(185.7) million (2025)
Company.assets
£1,828.4 million (2025)
Company.equity
£626.5 million (2025)
Company.num_employees
8,530 (2025)

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Type
Company, Funder
Founded
2001
Location
Farnborough, United Kingdom
Status
Active

GRID grid.7545.3 · ISNI 0000 0004 0647 897X

Official website

Advancing Defence Technology Securing the Future | QinetiQ

QinetiQ is a global defence and security company delivering mission-critical solutions that protect lives and enable operational advantage. We combine deep technical expertise with bold innovation to solve complex challenges across land, sea, air, space and cyber.

qinetiq.com

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Wikidata facts

Employees
9000
Revenue
910000000
Official website
www.QinetiQ.com
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inception
2001-01-01
Commons category
Qinetiq
IPv4 routing prefix
128.98.0.0/16
MAC Address Block Large ID
0011F1
social media followers
12019
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  • Name
  • 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
  • Notable staff and directors
  • See also
  • References
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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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