People Who Know How

To Make What You Have Last Longer

These days, everyone is under pressure to stretch the lifetime of assets and to make existing investments last longer. We all need to do more with less.

SafetyNot only did QinetiQ help make the Battle of Britain planes safe for the Queen’s Jubilee flypast, we support the safety and continued air-worthiness of 95% of the UK military air fleet. We test and evaluate pretty much everything that goes on a military air platform and ensure it will all work together. Our safety experts work across all domains. We can keep you flying safely for longer, for less.

Air-worthinessSometimes more for less means using equipment you are not comfortable with. We have people who know how to give you the reassurance you need. We made it possible to use Russian helicopters to train Afghan pilots in the UK, making sure the aircraft were air-worthy. We also developed a supply chain which made this unfamiliar helicopter viable in UK air space.

Extending Weapon LifeWeapons have prescribed shelf-lives and getting it wrong could prove costly – in both lives and money. We have people who know how to generate the evidence needed to decide whether or not a weapon’s life can be extended safely. Over the years we have enabled missiles to be flown beyond their original life expectancy, saving UK MOD millions of pounds by negating the need to re-stock.

Radar Re-calibrationIn October 2011, HMS Argyll’s deployment was threatened by a defective radar. We have people who know how to identify faults and re-calibrate radars without the need for live sea trials. Working with MOD DE&S, Dstl and BAE Systems, the problem was quickly diagnosed using our techniques to simulate radar targets. HMS Argyll sailed on time, her radar not only fixed, but enhanced.

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