The head chop are on top of the 391 redundancies declared a month ago that affected the engineers, scientists and managers at locations like Farnborough, Hampshire and Malvern, Worcestershire.

Qinetiq expressed that it was in discussions with unions over the additional cuts in its services business.

The news corroborates the fears of the Prospect union that expressed in the month of July it projected approx 700 jobs to go in total.

Latest advancement at Qinetiq that shall twist out of the Ministry of Defense in the year 2003, covering a net sold to the US Army that dulled the influence of rocket propelled grenades when unnerved over vehicles and check-points.

The group also presented the engineering suggestions to firms and the Government, and handles sites such as the Army's ranges.

Qinetiq has commenced a self-aid program under Leo Quinn, with its new chief executive, since an array of profit warnings.

Under its preceding managers, QinetiQ crafted a cord of acquisitions that have not conveyed a return for shareholders and jostled to craft its technology commercially viable.