QinetiQ Group plc

Type: Company

Name: QinetiQ Group plc

First Reported Mar 13 2010 - Updated Mar 13 2010 - 1 Documents

U.K. takes on Helmand IEDs U.K. takes on Helmand IEDs

The U.K. is stepping up its efforts to counter improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Afghanistan through a mixture of new equipment and increased emphasis on intelligence. IEDs remain the single biggest cause of casualties in the strife-torn country, ... [Published Mar 13 2010 by C4ISR Journal]

Entities: Improvised Explosive Device, United Kingdom, Paul Smyth, Unmanned Ground Vehicle

First Reported Mar 12 2010 - Updated Mar 12 2010 - 1 Documents

Shanks Group plc

FTSE 250 movers: Dignity drifts lower

Shares in Dignity have continued drifting lower after yesterday's full-year figures.The funeral services group said pre-tax profits climbed to £37.5m from £35.4m on revenues that rose to £184.7m from £175.8m, but market share slipped slightly. The company ... [Published Mar 12 2010 by Digital Look]

Entities: Shanks Group plc, Taylor Wimpey Plc, Impax Environmental Markets Plc, MITIE Group PLC

First Reported Mar 08 2010 - Updated Mar 09 2010 - 2 Documents

UK Ministry of Defence

Project 'Curium' culminates

The UK Ministry of Defence has revealed that 27 Afghan aircrew have been trained in Wiltshire. March 8: The UK Ministry of Defence has revealed that 27 Afghan aircrew have been trained in Wiltshire as part of a two-year programme run by the UK Joint Helicopter ... [Published Mar 09 2010 by Key.aero]

Entities: Curium, QinetiQ Group plc, UK Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom

First Reported Mar 06 2010 - Updated Mar 07 2010 - 2 Documents

Qinetiq to make cuts after profit warnings

THE new boss of Qinetiq, the privatised defence group, has begun a shake-up that will cut head-office costs by half and include a cull of senior management.Leo Quinn, who arrived at Qinetiq in November, has laid out his plans in a series of hard-hitting ... [Published Mar 07 2010 by Times Online]

Entities: QinetiQ Group plc, Profit Warnings, Share Price

First Reported Mar 05 2010 - Updated Mar 05 2010 - 1 Documents

QinetiQ ion thrusters to drive BepiColombo mission to Mercury

ESA's BepiColombo spacecraftImage Gallery (2 images)There's no air to breathe, it's 400 degrees Celsius and you are six long years away from home. Welcome to Mercury, the smallest and perhaps most mysterious planet in the Solar System. The European Space ... [Published Mar 05 2010 by Gizmag]

Entities: BepiColombo, QinetiQ Group plc, Mercury, Ion

First Reported Mar 05 2010 - Updated Mar 05 2010 - 1 Documents

Veil lifted on Afghan pilot training programme

The UK Ministry of Defence and QinetiQ have lifted the lid on a secret programme to train Afghan helicopter pilots in the UK.Now in its final weeks of operation, Project Curium has trained 27 Afghan nationals to fly the Russian-built Mil Mi-17 transport ... [Published Mar 05 2010 by Shephard Group]

Entities: Curium, QinetiQ Group plc, Jeff Gardner

First Reported Mar 04 2010 - Updated Mar 04 2010 - 1 Documents

QinetiQ Group plc

Hip Farewell

The raspberry ripple colors of the UK’s mini-Hip fleet – all two of them – have become a familiar sight in the sky and fields around Boscombe Down test airfield over the past year or so.The two helicopters, however, and the last of the Afghan aircrew ... [Published Mar 04 2010 by Aviation Week]

Entities: Curium, Joint Helicopter Command, QinetiQ Group plc

First Reported Mar 04 2010 - Updated Mar 04 2010 - 1 Documents

Balfour Beatty profits up 7 per cent

Balfour Beatty’s profits reached £267m in the past year, up 7 per cent from 2008.The group’s order book stood at £14.2bn at the end of the year, giving it “good visibility”, a statement read.It added that its ability to deliver major projects from design ... [Published Mar 04 2010 by FM World]

Entities: Balfour Beatty PLC, QinetiQ Group plc, Operation and Maintenance

First Reported Mar 03 2010 - Updated Mar 04 2010 - 2 Documents

Secretive UK Afghan Helicopter Project Revealed

A secretive Afghan military helicopter pilot training programme has been underway in the UK for some months, according to information provided jointly by the MoD and defence organisation QinetiQ on March 3rd 2010.Named Project Curium , the programme has ... [Published Mar 04 2010 by Armed Forces International]

Entities: Curium, United Kingdom, QinetiQ Group plc

First Reported Mar 04 2010 - Updated Mar 04 2010 - 1 Documents

Featured Job- Cybersecurity Systems Engineer with QinetiQ

Job DescriptionResponsibilities:Participate as a member of the Cyber Security Team with specific responsibilities in the system development life-cycle including, system architecture development, system development, system integration, interaction with ... [Published Mar 04 2010 by New New Internet]

Entities: Cybersecurity, QinetiQ Group plc, Architecture

First Reported Mar 03 2010 - Updated Mar 04 2010 - 1 Documents

Metal detection company wins backing

Metrasens, which supplies metal detection products to the healthcare and security markets, has secured 1.5 million from Octopus Ventures.The investment is from Octopus's Titan VCTs, together with the firm's Eureka EIS service and the Octopus Investor ... [Published Mar 03 2010 by Growth Business]

Entities: Octopus, QinetiQ Group plc, Magnetic Resonance Imaging

First Reported Feb 17 2010 - Updated Feb 18 2010 - 3 Documents

QinetiQ Names SVP of Strategy in TSG Unit

Prior to his new role, Dr. Hewitt served as director of Defense and Special Programs at the Department of Energys Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. He served as deputy assistant secretary of Defense for Continuity and Crisis Management and as special ... [Published Feb 18 2010 by Yahoo! UK and Ireland]

Entities: QinetiQ Group plc, QinetiQ North America, J D Crouch II, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Rand Corp

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MASTering defence - UK work to improve defence [Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining - Mar 09 2010]
Project 'Curium' culminates [Key.aero - Mar 09 2010]
Afghan Aircrews take to the Sky in Wiltshire [Defpro - Mar 08 2010]
Titanium advances into new markets [Eureka Magazine - Mar 08 2010]
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Qinetiq to make cuts after profit warnings [Times Online - Mar 07 2010]
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New EU system for reporting fraud goes live [Info 4 Security - Mar 06 2010]
Boat-building contest proves a big success [Portsmouth Today - Mar 06 2010]

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We can't rely solely on airport body scanners [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - Jan 22 2010] There are many terrorist tactics for which we have no answer. We need a more co-ordinated strategySince the attempted Christmas Day suicide bomb, much emphasis has ...
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