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Welcome to October 2006 QinetiQ newsletter. Our theme for this month is innovation, which fuels economic growth in the global economy. Innovation is seen by government as central to the UK's economic growth and the key to our overcoming the 'China' effect. In the global economy, innovation accounts for 80% of productivity growth and productivity accounts for 80% of GDP growth. Thus commitment to innovation is therefore key to economic growth the world over. Highlights this month include Protecting yachts with Cerberus, Zephyr umanned air vehicle sets flight record, Is the dream of RFID tagging to come true?, The sky's the limit for auto-aligning satellite antenna and Dates for your diary. Protecting yachts with Cerberus QinetiQ has secured the sale of its Cerberus high performance diver and swimmer detection sonar system into the yacht market for the first time. The system will be deployed to protect a large private yacht and its passengers while at anchor or alongside in harbour. Cerberus, designed to provide early warning of underwater threats to ships and other high value assets, has previously been trialled with naval forces around the world and is currently under extended evaluation with the US Navy.  Click here for more on this story  Click here for more about Cerberus Zephyr umanned air vehicle sets flight record QinetiQ's Zephyr High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) solar powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has achieved its longest flight to date during a set of flight trials at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico at the end of July. One of the three aircraft flown in the trials flew for 18 hours, including 7 hours of flying in the dark, the first time Zephyr has flown at night. The aircraft flew using solar power for the ascent, reverting to battery power as dusk fell.  Click here for more on this story  Click here for more about Zephyr Is the dream of RFID tagging to come true? The dream of RFID tagging is to tag an item once and then find it anywhere, know where it is, what it is, and how many you have. But RFID tags do not work well with liquids or metals - a hindrance that QinetiQ has overcome.  Click here for more about Omni-ID RFID tagging The sky's the limit for auto-aligning satellite antenna QinetiQ has signed a licensing deal with Andrew Corporation of Illinois USA that gives Andrew rights to manufacture and market a QinetiQ designed auto-aligning satellite antenna.  Click here for more on this story  Click here for more on MeerSat satellite antenna Dates for your diary QinetiQ will be attending the following events in the next month.  QinetiQ/CBI Innovation Seminars  Air USA

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