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Established in 2008, QinetiQ Australia is part of the QinetiQ Group.

We're a globally connected company of over 7,000 people providing technological and scientific expertise, supporting our customers in the acquisition, operation and sustainment of mission critical capability primarily in the Defence sector.

02/06/2025

Congratulations to Jasmine Kastaniotis on being appointed as a QinetiQ Fellow.

This incredible achievement recognises Jazz’s many contributions to QinetiQ, especially her role as National Program Manager for the Army MakerSpace Program. Jazz’s innovation led to the partnership between QinetiQ Australia and the Australian Army in creating the MakerSpace, a space that offers both formal and informal education to soldiers.

MakerSpace has been established at nine military bases across Australia and offers formal and informal training to soldiers in capabilities such as CAD software, 3D printing and scanning, and electronics programming. MakerSpace sites have welcomed almost 7,000 personnel since its inception in 2022.

Jazz’s achievement was celebrated in the United Kingdom where she was formally presented with her Fellowship award by Steve Wadey, QinetiQ Group CEO.

“It’s so wonderful to be recognised not only for my contributions across my career, but also for the ideas that I’ve had that I’m now encouraged to pursue through the Fellowship Program. QinetiQ has enabled me to take my experience in the maritime domain and learn and grow across air and army. It has been a wonderful place to grow across all the Defence domains,” said Jasmine.

QinetiQ’s global Fellowship Scheme provides public endorsement of the achievements and impact of our accomplished technical, scientific, engineering and business leaders. Our Fellows are the bedrock of our capabilities, products and services.

Congratulations again Jazz. Thank you for all your dedication and hard work.

29/05/2025

ICYMI, QinetiQ has reinforced its position as a world leader in advanced threat representation and mission-readiness training with the production of the 10,000th Banshee. The Banshee is a cost-effective Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) designed for threat representation and operational training.

Produced at our manufacturing facility in the southeast of England, it is used by more than 40 nations and can emulate crewed aircraft, missiles and other UAVs.

QinetiQ offers a range of Banshee targets, including the Banshee Whirlwind, Jet 40+, and Jet 80+ variants. Each can be customised with optional payloads to simulate threats for various defence applications across maritime, air-to-air and land-to-air combat training.

Find out more about this significant milestone here: https://www.qinetiq.com/en/news/qinetiq-delivers-10000th-banshee

27/05/2025

This National Reconciliation Week, QinetiQ is bridging now to next – leading with reflection, and building a better future together.

Our people are leading the way to reconciliation with the development of our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). Driven by a dedicated team of volunteers, our RAP Working Group have been listening, learning and laying the foundation for change.

Bridging now to next means more than words — it means actions that matter. It’s about making reconciliation a lived experience in our workplace, by recognising and respecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and by challenging ourselves to do better.

Hear from some of our RAP Working Group members on why they’re part of this journey and what reconciliation means to them.

Cohen Young: “Being indigenous myself I wanted an opportunity to support initiatives like workplace awareness and advocating for First Nation businesses. From hosting BBQs to facilitating cultural awareness training, being able to have a voice in a large company has been really rewarding for me personally and demonstrated QinetiQ's commitment to reconciliation.”

Karen Hughes: “Over the last few years we’ve employed a number of early careers indigenous people. We’ve developed an early careers yarning circle that allows our young people to support each other as they develop careers within QinetiQ.”

Ruth Harrison: “I joined the RAP Working Group because I want to be part of the change, not just a supporter from the sidelines. I’m passionate about helping others, especially those who haven’t always been given the same opportunities or platforms to speak from”

Sam Pinskier: “Organisations getting involved with and contributing to reconciliation is one of many aspects of the reconciliation journey for this country which I hope will lead to better health outcomes, education and economic opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.”

Ayla Roberts: “Members of the RAP Group and other identities within QinetiQ have provided time and effort in drafting and implementing actions to help close the gap and provide training and education to QinetiQ employees to encourage understanding of our First Nations people.”

Thank you to all of our RAP Working Group members for building the way for reconciliation at QinetiQ.

02/05/2025

When Terry Lim, a Mechatronics Graduate, joined QinetiQ in February 2024, he didn’t expect to be making a major contribution to a key customer capability within his first few months. But that’s exactly what happened – highlighting how meaningful and impactful early careers roles can be at QinetiQ.

After joining the Maritime team as part of the graduate program, Terry quickly got involved in the Tracking Range Task – a program with national significance. The Tracking Range Task is a sophisticated underwater tracking system that allows high-precision tracking of underwater vehicles.

Terry played a key role in learning how to use and implement the system within a few months, which was successfully demonstrated at Autonomous Warrior in October 2024. His strong grasp of software, eagerness to learn, and a proactive approach made him a key member of the team – despite his short tenure. The successful demonstration not only impressed the customer but also demonstrated the value of investing in early careers talent.

“Terry stood out right from the start and has been a major asset to the team,” said James Merrick, Test & Evaluation Engineer, who acted as Terry’s manager during the project. “He’s confident, technically capable, and always looking for ways to improve. He’s also incredibly proactive – qualities that made a big difference on a fast-paced and complex task like this.”

Terry’s story is a fantastic reminder that early careers roles in QinetiQ are more than just a learning experience – they're a chance to contribute meaningfully to real-world outcomes. Thank you, Terry, for your incredible work – we can’t wait to see what you do next.

24/04/2025

This ANZAC Day, we honour those who have served, those who continue to serve, and the communities and workplaces that support them.

Through the voices of our veteran employees and current ADF reservists, we reflect on the enduring values of mateship, courage, sacrifice and service that define the ANZAC spirit, and how their experience in uniform continues to shape their purpose and perspective in life and work.

As a defence industry partner, we’re proud to support those who serve by creating meaningful career pathways for veterans and reservists and recognising the value they bring to our workforce in having an intimate understanding of our customer and the outcomes we’re delivering. It’s also wonderful to provide employment opportunities for veterans to continue serving their country long after their formal service is over.

We spoke to some of our veterans on the importance of ANZAC Day and what it means to them. Thank you to those who participated, including Jasmine Kastaniotis, Jodie Brooks and Peter Stubbs.

Watch now and take a moment to reflect on the legacy of service this ANZAC Day.

15/04/2025

We would like to welcome QinetiQ Australia Sector’s new Chief People Officer Victoria Halliday.

Victoria is a commercially focused and collaborative leader with deep technical expertise, bringing extensive global experience from senior leadership roles in defence and technology.

Please join us in welcoming Victoria to the QinetiQ Australia team. We look forward to her leadership and the invaluable contributions she will make to our business.

We would also like to extend a big thank you to Jane Stark who has been instrumental in her leadership and commitment to shape the culture and performance of the Australia Sector over the past five and a half years.

09/04/2025

This week we welcomed Andrew Hastie MP, Shadow Minister for Defence visited our QinetiQ Air Affairs site in Nowra as part of the Defence Industry Business Forum in Gilmore. Attending with him was The Hon Andrew Constance, Liberal for Gilmore, and Marise Payne, Campaign Manager and Former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia.

During the visit Nick Mair, Managing Director, QinetiQ Air Affairs, gave a tour of the site, including our aircraft maintenance hangers, and provided the chance for the team to take a close look at our Australian-designed and manufactured Phoenix Jet, suite of towed targets, and our highly capable fleet of Lear Jets.

Our Lear Jet capability plays a critical role in delivering threat representation and mission rehearsal services for the Australian Defence Force, providing flexible, real and live training environments that help keep our forces mission-ready.

The visit was a great opportunity to showcase the vital work our team delivers in Gilmore and throughout Australia, supporting Australia’s Defence capability through local innovation, engineering, and manufacturing.

07/04/2025

We’re pleased to announce the appointment of Corry Neale as Interim Chief Executive, QinetiQ Australia.

With deep experience across defence and aerospace, Corry brings a sharp focus on strategy, business development, and operational excellence. Under her leadership, we reaffirm our commitment to what matters most — delivering trusted expertise, deep partnerships, and mission-focused outcomes for our customers.

With 850+ employees, including 250+ Test and Evaluation practitioners across 10+ sites, we offer local presence backed by global strength — and have invested $100M+ in Australia’s defence future over the past three years.

We look forward to continuing to serve our customers with focus, agility, and innovation — and to advancing Australia’s sovereign capability for the challenges ahead.

As we evolve our strategy to create greater alignment with our markets’ changing priorities, our threat representation business in Germany, Canada and the United Kingdom will now operate under our UK Defence Sector. As a result of these changes, Gary Stewart is stepping down as Chief Executive Australia Sector. We thank Gary for his leadership and commitment over the past two years.

Please join us in welcoming Corry to her new role, and in reaffirming our shared commitment to strengthening Australia’s defence capability.

03/04/2025

That’s a wrap. What an action-packed week at Avalon Airshow 2025 for QinetiQ.
From major announcements to thought-provoking discussions, our key highlights included:

1. Announcing our AUD $47M contract to support the Defence Aviation Safety Authority (DASA).
2. Becoming one of the first Australian defence and security companies to hold both DASR Subpart 21J Military Design Organisation and Subpart 21G Military Production Organisation approvals for all Australian Defence Force (ADF) aircraft.
3. Partnering with Aviation/Aerospace Australia for a leadership roundtable on advancing gender equity, joined by The Hon Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence.
4. Showcasing our Aerospace Engineering Excellence, featuring insights from Simon Fredericks, Charlotte O'Connor, and a keynote by Wing Commander Justin Diamond.
5. Co-hosting ‘Realising the Future Air Force’ with ASPI, with a keynote by Andrew Forbes and a distinguished panel of Defence leaders.
6. Advancing Digital Engineering in Test & Evaluation with expert panellists, opened by Senator the Hon. David Fawcett.
7. Conducting a Team TECSA supplier briefing to drive collaboration on Australia’s TECSA challenges.
8. Engaging with government, media, and industry leaders throughout the week.

A huge thank you to everyone who connected with us at Avalon 2025 – we’re already looking forward to Avalon 2027.

And a big shout to our Communications and Marketing Team for making it all happen - Jessica Thomas Alexandra Meakin Matthew Peake Hannah Latus Jim Parkes Abby Yelland Alessia Lunetta Kate Fisher.

01/04/2025

We are proud to share the news that QinetiQ has become the first Australian defence and security company to hold both Defence Aviation Safety Regulations (DASR) Subpart 21J Military Design Organisation, and Subpart 21G Military Production Organisation approvals for all Defence Force (ADF) aircraft.

These combined approvals provide an integrated, end-to-end capability for Defence customers, ensuring both the design and production of critical components can be managed under one roof and further enhancing our capabilities in meeting the evolving needs of Australia’s Defence requirements.

We are only the sixth company in Australia to receive the DASR Subpart 21G authority, a distinction that expands our extensive capabilities in aerospace design, production and certification.

To find out more about the approvals, visit https://www.qinetiq.com/en-au/news/qinetiq-receives-key-defence-approvals-to-enhance-aircraft-design-and-production

27/03/2025

Yesterday we hosted an innovation showcase at Avalon Airshow titled "QinetiQ Aerospace Engineering Excellence."

Simon Fredericks, Managing Director, Engineering Services, and Charlotte O’Connor, Business Development Director - Engineering & Innovation, presented the latest updates to our portfolio of Aerospace Engineering Capabilities, including our expansion into niche design and manufacturing under the Defence Aviation Safety Regulations.

The event culminated with a keynote address from Wing Commander Justin Diamond, who spoke about a recent collaboration project with QinetiQ Australia to accelerate capability to the warfighter.

26/03/2025

Yesterday we partnered with the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) to host ‘Realising the Future Air Force: Harnessing Excellence Technology, and Partnerships to Deliver the National Defence Strategy’.

Andrew Forbes, Chief Growth Officer Australia Sector, QinetiQ delivered a keynote address where he spoke about aligning our air power capabilities with the National Defence Strategy, the role of cutting-edge technology in shaping the future force, and the strength of partnerships in delivering sovereign capability and strategic advantage.

Thank you to our panellists AVM Nick Hogan, CSC, Head of Air Force Capability, RAAF, AVM John Haly, DSC, Head Military Strategic Plans, RAAF, CPL Sitra Khan, Air Force Testing Range Squadron, Communications Electronic Technician, RAAF and Ms Amy Hawkins, First Assistant Secretary National Defence Strategy, Department of Defence.

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