Avantus Federal (now QinetiQ US following acquisition):** Avantus Federal was a US-based government contractor providing mission and operations support in cyber, data analytics, and software development to the U.S. Defense Department, the intelligence community, and the Department of Homeland Security. It combined its expertise in strategic planning and operations with QinetiQ's robotics, autonomous systems, and next-generation technology for government operations, including space solutions. Avantus Federal partnered with Interorbital Systems to offer space launch services to the federal sector.
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QinetiQ US (formerly Avantus Federal) was awarded a five-year, $224,000,000 contract by the Space Development Agency.
QinetiQ acquired Avantus Federal in November 2022.
QinetiQ Group acquired Avantus Federal for $590,000,000.
The 18 contractors selected for the IDIQ contract are Agility Consulting; August Schell Enterprises; Avantus Federal; BAE Systems; Bluestaq; C3 AI; Enlighten IT Consulting; Ernst & Young; Kinecta DB; MAGS DS CORP; Map Large; Meroxa.io; NT Concepts; Oracle America; Palantir USG; Raft; Royce Geospatial Consultants; and World Wide Technology.
In August, QinetiQ agreed to buy Avantus in a deal valued at $590,000,000.