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QinetiQ

UK defence research + test ranges + US federal services; formed from DERA privatisation 2001 (Source: qinetiq.com).
£1.93B FY2025 (+1%)
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Farnborough, United KingdomFounded 2001 (privatisation of UK DERA) (Source: Wikipedia).
About QinetiQ

QinetiQ (LSE: QQ.) reported £1.93B FY2025 revenue (+1% YoY). EMEA Services contributed ~£1.48B (77% of total); Global Solutions contributed £454M (-8% on US market softness) (Source: QinetiQ FY25 Results).

QinetiQ announced a £1.54B five-year extension to its Long Term Partnering Agreement (LTPA) with the UK MoD — supporting the UK's sovereign test + evaluation capability across the QinetiQ ranges. The company also reported a record FY2025 order intake (Source: QinetiQ FY25 Results).

QinetiQ US completed the acquisition of Avantus Federal from NewSpring Holdings for an enterprise value of $590M in 2022, expanding into US defence services. The Australian engineering, advisory, and consulting business has been built to AUD$400M in annual revenue (Source: QinetiQ Press Release; QinetiQ FY25 Results).

At a Glance
IndustryAerospace & Defense
HQ LocationFarnborough, United Kingdom
DomainDefense and Space Manufacturing
Sub-industriesDefense Electronics
Company Size5001-10,000 employees
5 Facts You Should Know
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£1.93B FY2025 revenue (+1%)

EMEA Services £1.48B (77%); Global Solutions £454M (-8% on US market softness).

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£1.54B 5-year LTPA extension (UK MoD)

Long Term Partnering Agreement extended; record UK defence order intake in FY2025.

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AUD$400M Australian engineering business

Engineering + advisory + consulting scaled rapidly in Australian defence + adjacencies.

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Avantus Federal acquired for $590M (2022)

Strategic expansion into US federal defence; integration costs weighed on FY2025 net result.

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Formed from UK DERA privatisation (2001)

Public sector research arm of MoD turned defence-technology PLC; HQ Farnborough.

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Why Join QinetiQ

UK defence research at scale

Build at the largest UK defence research + test/evaluation operation with £1.54B LTPA backing through 2030 (Source: QinetiQ FY25 Results).

Three-region operations

UK + US (via Avantus) + Australia (AUD$400M business) — work spans NATO + Five Eyes customer base (Source: QinetiQ FY25 Results).

Critical UK MoD partnerships

Long Term Partnering Agreement extension + record FY2025 order intake demonstrate sustained customer commitment (Source: QinetiQ FY25 Results).

Engineering Culture Signals

LSE: QQ.

Publicly traded on London Stock Exchange; transparent annual reporting (Source: LSE).

5,001-10,000 employees globally

Across UK + US + Australia operations (Source: QinetiQ FY25 Results).

DERA heritage 2001

Direct descendant of UK's Defence Evaluation and Research Agency — deep MoD relationship (Source: Wikipedia).

Engineering Locations

Farnborough, United Kingdom

Headquarters

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