Innovation and R&D have always been the essential foundations of a strong, sustainable defence industry. Australia’s 2016 Defence White Paper, Defence Industry Policy Statement (DIPS) and Defence Integrated Investment Program (DIIP) acknowledge the importance of successful Defence R&D and innovation to the nation’s defence industry and thus to Australian defence policy. The 2020 Defence Force Structure Plan reinforced these foundations.
EX2 was set up by Dr Gregor Ferguson, a defence industry and innovation analyst and consultant, to make a useful contribution in Australia’s new and welcoming defence business environment.
EX2 helps innovators in Defence, the research sector and industry, and especially SMEs, by providing news and insight about innovation in Defence and adjacent sectors such as space, aerospace and resources.
Gregor Ferguson writes, teaches, advises and runs a national program designed to encourage and reward innovators in the defence, aerospace and maritime domains in both industry and the research and academic communities.
View his bio here (PDF opens in new window).
Dr Gregor Ferguson, Ph.D, BA (Hons), MRAeS
Canberra-based EOS Space Systems has upgraded its membership of the SmartSat CRC from a supporting partner to become the 20th core partner alongside leading universities and global corporations such as Airbus, BAE Systems and Nova Systems. The company’s subsidiary, EM…
Sydney-based SME Cirrus Real Time Processing Systems has been awarded a contract to upgrade the functionality of the RAN’s Generic COMCEN System ("GCS") simulation training system. The GCS provides a synthetic environment within which Navy's Communications and Information Systems (CIS)…
The Catalyst Accelerator, sponsored by the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), US Space Force and ONE Dev LLC, is accepting applications from Australian and other international SMEs to take part in its tenth cohort. This is the first internationally…
Ignored in the coverage of the Quad Leaders’ Summit just after Australia’s Federal election was a Joint Statement by US President Biden and the Republic of Korea’s head of Government, President Yoon Suk Yeol. Against the background of an activist…
Kleos Space has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the US Naval Surface Warfare Center Division, Crane (NSWC Crane) for joint data experimentation. Under the CRADA, Kleos will provide its radio frequency (RF) geolocation data in realistic…
Lockheed Martin Australia has appointed Mr Ken Kota as vice president, Australian Defence Strategic Capabilities Office. He is currently Vice President Strategy and Business Development for Lockheed Martin’s Missiles and Fire Control business in Orlando, Florida. In this newly created…
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has named his first Cabinet, with a couple of surprise announcements. To nobody’s surprise, Deputy Leader Richard Marles MP has selected the Defence portfolio for his front-bench job; and Defence Industry is no longer an…
Queensland-based Valiant Space has been awarded a $750,000 grant, administered by the Australian Space Agency, as part of the Australian Government’s Moon to Mars Initiative. The grant will see Valiant Space upscale and deliver its non-toxic satellite propulsion technologies to…
In their joint communique at the end of the Quad Leaders’ Summit in Japan the Prime Ministers of Japan, India and Australia and the US President committed to an enhanced earth observation satellite system and to enhanced maritime situational awareness…
Adelaide-based Fleet Space Technologies has successfully launched its next-generation Centauri 5 satellite on the SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-5 mission. This was the company’s third launch with SpaceX and follows the successful deployment of Centauri 4 on the Transporter-2 mission in…
