Qinetiq is supporting the UK’s response to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic by supplying PPE and defence experts to hospitals.

So far Qinetiq said it has supplied over 1,500 Face Shields to Hospitals and Doctor’s Surgeries, Care Homes and ambulance services around its headquarters in Farnborough, UK.

The company said it aims to increase PPE deliveries to 2,000 units in the coming weeks. The company is also investing in more 3-D printing capabilities across its sites in the UK.