PODCAST: Developing sovereign test and evaluation capabilities with Greg Barsby, managing director of QinetiQ Australia

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By: Robyn Tongol
PODCAST: Developing sovereign test and evaluation capabilities with Greg Barsby, managing director of QinetiQ Australia

In this episode of the Defence Connect podcast, host Phil Tarrant is joined by Greg Barsby, managing director of QinetiQ Australia to assess the importance of test and evaluation procedures for a robust sovereign defence capability.

In this episode of the Defence Connect podcast, host Phil Tarrant is joined by Greg Barsby, managing director of QinetiQ Australia to assess the importance of test and evaluation procedures for a robust sovereign defence capability.

  

The podcast begins by analysing how QinetiQ is investing in Australia to build a sovereign test and evaluation process, developing a more in-depth and comprehensive understanding of Defence’s platforms.

The pair continues to examine how QinetiQ draws from the company’s global expertise to support uniquely Australian operations.

The podcast wraps up by evaluating the future of the test and evaluation industry in Australia, especially regarding the nation’s resilient and highly trained workforce.

Enjoy the podcast,
The Defence Connect Team

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