---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001185185-26-004634"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DFNS"
cik: "0001787518"
company_name: "T3 Defense Inc."
filed_at: "2026-10-07T18:54:14+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T15:55:41.936758+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# T3 Defense names Shlomo Zakai CFO effective October 5, 2026, at $13,000/month consulting fee

## Summary
- Board appointed Shlomo Zakai, 56, as Chief Financial Officer effective October 5, 2026, with the 8-K signed October 7, 2026.
- Zakai was CFO of Duke Robotics (NASDAQ:DUKR) from May 19, 2020 to October 1, 2026 and has been CFO of Water IO Ltd., a majority-owned T3 subsidiary, since June 2026.
- Prior roles: CFO of Save Foods (OTC:SAFO) from August 2017 to December 2021 and nine years at Kost, Forer, Gabbay & Kasierer (Ernst & Young Israel), last as Senior Manager.
- Consulting Agreement pays $13,000 per month plus VAT; either party may terminate on 30 days' notice and the board may remove him as CFO at any time.
- Zakai is also eligible for equity-based compensation in line with senior officers, subject to board approval; no related-party transactions disclosed under Item 404(a).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001185185-26-004634
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DFNS
- cik: 0001787518
- company_name: T3 Defense Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-10-07T18:54:14+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1787518/000118518526004634/0001185185-26-004634-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1787518/000118518526004634/dfns8k100726.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Shlomo Zakai was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at T3 Defense Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On October 7, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of T3 Defense Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), appointed Shlomo Zakai as the Chief Financial Officer, to serve at the discretion of the Board, until his successor is duly appointed and qualified, with such appointment being effective as of October 5, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1787518/000118518526004634/0001185185-26-004634-index.htm

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