Qinetiq signs £52.5m Typhoon contract

Qinetiq has today signed a contract with the Defence Procurement Agency, worth up to £52.5m over the next three years, to continue support for the Typhoon programme.

The package includes £50m for defined technical support, advice and safety clearance activity, together with £2.5m allocated to sub-contracts and future emergent work.

According to a statement, Qinetiq has played a central role in the evolution of the Eurofighter Typhoon since its conception almost 20 years ago and over the past five years Qinetiq’s activities have been focused under a single integrated support contract. This new contract continues much of the activity done to date, with the introduction of some new customer required tasks.

The pan-Qinetiq team delivers a variety of services to the Typhoon IPT. These include providing independent Release to Service (RTS) safety recommendations; the technical review of Verification, Qualification and Certification (VQ&C) evidence; programme risk reduction and recovery support activities; future capability/decision support; and the operation of strategic facilities for the MOD.