QinetiQ and the Ministry of Defence
have announced the award of a
contract for research funding for the
next three years to maintain the UK’s
expertise into defence advanced
materials. The funding, worth £11.7m,
has been granted by the MOD’s
Defence Science and Technology
Laboratory as part of its Materials
And Structures Technology Science
and Technology Centre and has been
awarded to a QinetiQ led consortium
including Malvern Optical, BAE
Systems, MBDA, NPL, Q-Par Angus,
and several UK universities.

The funding will allow QinetiQ
and its partners to establish a world
class facility which will enable
companies from around the UK to
conduct research and test new
materials.