QinetiQ North America to Provide Transformational Architecture Services to the U.S. Army

MCLEAN, Va., June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- QinetiQ North America announced today an award from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) in Huntsville, Ala. The five-year, cost-plus-fixed-fee, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a maximum potential value of $39.8 million supports AMRDEC's Architecture Characterization Program (A2CP).

A2CP is a research and development (R&D) program that spans the spectrum of both basic and applied research including provisions for technology development and demonstration. Through A2CP, QinetiQ North America will support the AMRDEC Software Engineering Directorate (SED) by developing innovative tools and technologies that provide the analytical environment for characterizing and addressing critical issues associated with the ability of transformational architectures to provide a robust defense against various threats.

"We are thrilled to be partnering with the U.S. Army in this capacity," said David Shrum, EVP/general manager of QinetiQ North America's Engineering and Life Cycle Management Business Unit in Huntsville, Ala. "We are confident that our expertise in this area will assist AMRDEC in accomplishing its mission, and we look forward to developing a long-standing partnership."

QinetiQ North America will perform architecture definition, concept development, scenario development, constructive simulation and analysis, training operations and deployment, virtual prototype development and exercises, physical prototype fabrication, and field experimentation in order to support AMRDEC transformational architecture initiatives. These initiatives include: air and missile defense, force protection, cyber technology integration, brigade combat team modernization, and extend to exercise and training support.

About QinetiQ North America

QinetiQ North America delivers world-class technology, responsive services, and innovative solutions for global markets, focusing on US government and commercial customers. More than 5,300 QinetiQ North America engineers, scientists and other professionals deliver high quality products and services that leverage detailed mission knowledge and proven, reliable tools and methodologies to meet the rapidly changing demands of national defense, homeland security and information assurance customers. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, QinetiQ North America had annual revenues of more than $1.5 billion in the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2011. QinetiQ North America is part of QinetiQ Group PLC (LSE:QQ.L). For more information, please visit www.QinetiQ-NA.com.

Contact:
Michael Rudd, Boscobel (for QinetiQ North America, Inc.)
301-588-2900
[email protected]

SOURCE QinetiQ North America

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