QinetiQ is a British defence technology company headquartered in Farnborough, Hampshire. It operates primarily in the defence, security and critical national infrastructure markets, running testing and evaluation capabilities for air, land, sea and target systems. The company was established as a private entity in July 2001 through the privatisation of the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, with some of that agency's resources, facilities and personnel transferring to QinetiQ while other elements became the government-owned Defence Science and Technology Laboratory.
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1. QinetiQ (Wikipedia)
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8,000 (2026)
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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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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.
View the Source2. Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF): GLEIF record for QINETIQ GROUP PLC
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"status": "ACTIVE"
Wikidata: QinetiQ
WikidataOperates In: Defense Industry, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)Quote, Operates In: Defense Industry, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q392933, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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