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Is there life on Mars? QinetiQ supports investigations into Martian environment
Matthew Cosby, Chief Engineer, QinetiQ Space UK Establishing if life ever existed on Mars is something most people have asked themselves. The European Space Agency (ESA) ExoMars programme intends to...
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Breakthrough fracking technology for the shale revolution
A report by analysts PwC has estimated that shale oil could boost the UK’s economy by up to £50 billion by 2035. Shale gas production could account for almost 12% of the world’s total oil supply by...
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Farewell flight for QinetiQ’s BAC 1-11
By Gary Borland, Managing Director of Air Division, QinetiQ The remaining BAC 1-11 took its very last flight today from MOD Boscombe Down in Wiltshire to Newquay Museum in Cornwall. Source:...
View ArticleGlobal vegetation tracker, Proba-V, launches from French Guiana
By Davy Vrancken, Key Account Manager, QinetiQ Space Loading… Proba-V, the European Space Agency (ESA)’s microsatellite, assembled by QinetiQ Space at its facility in Kruibeke, Belgium, was launched...
View ArticleHow oil and gas extraction has been improved by QinetiQ’s weapons technology
Nick Jenner – Business Development, QinetiQ Weapons Division In another successful example of how QinetiQ has applied military technology to provide commercially sound solutions, we illustrate the...
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QinetiQ’s apprentices give ‘gate guardian’ a full face lift
By Dean Sowerby, Apprentice, QinetiQ Training School at MOD Boscombe Down Dean gives us an update on how things are going in his apprenticeship programme at the QinetiQ Training School. Most notably,...
View ArticleQinetiQ’s electric propulsion centre of excellence
Steven Austin, Sales and Strategy for Space and Neil Wallace, Electric Propulsion Chief Engineer In another example of how QinetiQ’s technological expertise is being successfully applied to commercial...
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The Empire Test Pilots’ School celebrates 70 years of successful flight test...
Today, the 70th anniversary, we take a look at the birth of The Empire Test Pilots’ School (ETPS), and follow-up in the coming weeks with further insights into the history of the school. Flight test...
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TEMPEST: QinetiQ leads the way in security testing
Archie MacIntyre, TEMPEST Capability Lead at QinetiQ Farnborough The first question you probably want to ask is: what is TEMPEST and what does it stand for? That’s the easy part: TEMPEST is simply a...
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ETPS 70th Anniversary: a history of top-class graduates
As the Empire Test Pilots’ School – based at MOD Boscombe Down in Wiltshire, and run by QinetiQ –celebrates its 70th anniversary, we take a look back at some of the past graduates of the School. All of...
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Through an Apprentice’s eyes – an update
Dean Sowerby, Apprentice, QinetiQ Apprentice Training School at Boscombe Down Date: July In May I reported on the work us apprentices had been doing on refurbishing the Lightning – the gate guardian at...
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Flight simulator – test and evaluation training for pilots
Christian Rolleston, Project Technical Manager, ETPS – Flight Simulator With its history of research, design, advice, and disposal, QinetiQ is at the centre of aviation. Our Empire Test Pilots’ School...
View ArticleQinetiQ – supporting young people to develop life-long skills
I am very proud of QinetiQ’s support for the Young Enterprise Scheme, a charity programme which enables 17-18 year old school students to set up and manage a company for a year. The scheme gives them a...
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ETPS: leading the way in European Aviation Safety
Steve Daniels, Test Pilot Tutor, ETPS Boscombe Down As the Empire Test Pilots’ School – based at MOD Boscombe Down in Wiltshire, and run by QinetiQ – celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, recent...
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Through an Apprentice’s eyes – an update
Dean Sowerby, Apprentice, QinetiQ Apprentice Training School at MOD Boscombe Down During July, after leaving my placement at Air Worthiness, I have been at the Ground Support department (GSE) at MOD...
View ArticleSTEM Outreach
QinetiQ is a significant employer of engineers and scientists and so something we are passionate about is inspiring the next generation to consider careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and...
View ArticleQinetiQ helps youngsters learn about cyber security
Chris Clinton, QinetiQ STEM Ambassador We were very pleased to be involved with over 60 Year 8 and 9 pupils from across Herefordshire and Worcestershire who came along to the University of Worcester...
View ArticleInvesting in outstanding competence: QinetiQ achieves APM Accreditation
Leo Quinn, CEO, QinetiQ As a result of investment and concerted efforts to drive towards excellence in project management, QinetiQ was awarded Corporate Accreditation with APM toward the end of 2012....
View ArticleThinking about an apprenticeship?
If you’re thinking about taking up an apprenticeship – or indeed a graduate placement – the first thing you should do is take a very close look at the companies that you’re thinking of joining. Some of...
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StayCool: QinetiQ’s smart technology helps protect against extreme heat
Raj Singh, Capability Lead for Devices, Smart Technologies In another example of applying its engineering expertise to provide commercial solutions, QinetiQ has been part of the EU team that developed...
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