A U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command group has ordered systems and radiosondes from QinetiQ North America for special operations weather teams. QNA designed the Tactical Atmospheric Sounding Kit to measure and broadcast wind speed, wind direction, pressure, temperature and humidity as it elevates to altitudes of up to 45,000 feet on a small …

A QinetiQ Group subsidiary has updated its wellbore sensing and imaging technology that geoscience customers use to acquire and analyze seismic data. OptaSense’s new version of its distributed acoustic sensing – vertical seismic profiling technology works to capture images of wellbore using fiber-optics for producer and injector wells measurements, QinetiQ said …

Qinetiq North America has received $2 million in orders for its targeting system and associated conversion kits, which Germany selected for its military’s individual gunshot detection systems. QNA will work to configure its Shoulder-Worn Acoustic Targeting System with German language customizations and documentations, QNA said Tuesday. Andy Rogers, QNA general …

QinetiQ North America will display its portfolio of remotely-operated robots at an upcoming event in Washington hosted by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International. This year’s AUVSI Unmanned Systems exhibition is scheduled for Aug. 12 through Aug. 15 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, QNA said Tuesday. QNA …

QinetiQ and Nottingham Scientific Ltd have jointly tested a cloud-based satellite navigation system intended for emergency service providers. The demonstration held at QinetiQ’s Malvern, U.K.-based laboratory used Galileo’s encrypted Public Regulated Service signals to verify a remote user’s position initially detected through unencrypted signals, QinetiQ said Friday. PRS works to …

QinetiQ North America has been authorized to serve as an independent third-party assessment organization for a cloud computing program run by the General Services Administration. The company will audit cloud products and services for agencies under the Federal Risk Authorization and Management Program, QNA said Wednesday. “It is critical now …

QinetiQ Group has collaborated with the U.K. Space Agency and Satellite Applications Catapult to update a satellite navigation system that emergency responders use to access secure satellite networks. QinetiQ’s technical support team installed and operated the Galileo Public Regulated Service test user receiver from its Malvern-based secure navigation laboratory to …

Jeff Williamson, who previously worked for Chevron and Honeywell, has been appointed managing director for the infrastructure security monitoring division of a QinetiQ Group subsidiary. He will oversee operations of OptaSense’s ISM division, which provides management and technical support services for pipeline systems in more than 40 nations, QinetiQ said …

Delta Corporate Services is a member of QinetiQ North America‘s team holding a position on a $150 million blanket purchase agreement for information technology services to the General Services Administration.  Work under the five-year contract includes support to operate and maintain IT applications and a helpdesk for the office of the  …

A QinetiQ subsidiary has released version eight of its Paramarine software product used to design and engineer commercial ships. QinetiQ GRC‘s Paramarine V8 offers a probabilistic modeling tool that works to help naval architects estimate damage stability in passenger and cargo vessels, QinetiQ said Tuesday. Version eight is designed with …

Lockheed Martin has selected a new version of QinetiQ North America‘s armor system to protect AC-130J aircraft. The LAST composite armor is designed to protect both rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft, QNA said Tuesday. QNA technology solutions group has configured each armor unit to address different mission and threat mitigation requirements. …

QinetiQ North America has introduced an integrated system created to allow warfighters to manage multiple mission systems through a single end user device. According to QinetiQ, the system allows warfighters to manage multiple mission systems through tablets, smartphones or tactical computers. The system was also designed to increase situational awareness …

QinetiQ North America has signed a licensing agreement with geospatial technology firm NVision Solutions, where NVision will provide QNA’s telemetry components to customers, the Mississippi Business Journal reported Tuesday. The publication reports NVision has the right to further build and permit customers to use QNA’s SAKI technology, a modular electronic circuit …

QinetiQ has won a contract from the U.K. military to provide a radar systems intended to warn armed forces against short-range rocket attacks. The Alarm was designed to detect incoming short-range, low-trajectory rockets and to help soldiers make evasive maneuvers and minimize casualties, the company said Tuesday. Alarm radars are …

Gary Slack was appointed president and chief operating officer of QinetiQ North America in April 2013. Prior to this appointment, he served as executive vice president and chief financial officer with responsibility for finance and accounting, treasury and risk management, and played an expanded role in strategy and business operations. …