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Contact Name: Andrew Connelly
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Buyer Name: Ministry of Defence
Buyer Address: Navy Commercial, NCHQ, Whale Island, Portsmouth, UKJ31, PO2 8BY, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Andrew Connelly
Contact Email: andrew.connelly102@mod.gov.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 300 157 3716
The Quantum Inertial Navigation System (Q-INS) project will build on, and be informed by, previous work undertaken at Imperial College London (IMPERIAL).
Lot 1 Status: complete
Contract Title: QINS Project - 715647455
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