QinetiQ joins UK defence minister at MOD Hebrides to launch Project Safari testing programme

• QinetiQ joined the UK Ministry of Defence to launch Project Safari, an overhaul of defence testing and evaluation access for SMEs.
• Agreement signed at MOD Hebrides for the first design stage of a multimillion-pound upgrade to support hypersonic missile testing.
• Programme targets faster approvals through a single access route to UK test sites, aiming to accelerate frontline capability delivery.
• CEO Steve Wadey hosted a roundtable with SMEs at MOD Hebrides to discuss barriers to using specialist testing facilities.

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