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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
Sub-industriesDefense Electronics
DomainDefense and Space Manufacturing
Company Size5001-10,000 employees
HQ LocationFarnborough, United Kingdom
IndustryAerospace & Defense
5 Facts You Should Know
1

Acquires Avantus Federal for $590 million

acquire Avantus Federal (Avantus) from NewSpring Holdings for an enterprise value of $590 million.

Source: qinetiq.com
2

Avantus acquisition grows Group revenue by 25%

Grows Group revenue by c.25% and doubles the size of our US business

Source: qinetiq.com
3

Delivering disruptive innovation to Five Eyes nations

The combination of QinetiQ and Avantus will create a leading defence and intelligence business delivering mission-led, disruptive innovation to customers across the US, UK, Australia and other Five Eyes nations.

Source: qinetiq.com
4

Uses AI and digital engineering for Typhoon capability

The multi-year programme will deliver accelerated, vital engineering outputs to maintain Typhoon capability and pilot safety, using next generation AI and digital engineering to reduce the time and cost of getting Typhoons airworthy and mission ready, while maintaining front line capability.

Source: qinetiq.com
5

Strong $2.4bn qualified order pipeline for 5 years

qualified order pipeline for the next 5 years of $2.4bn

Source: qinetiq.com
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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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