---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-24-021101"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DFNS"
cik: "0001787518"
company_name: "T3 Defense Inc."
filed_at: "2024-03-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T00:41:12.564624+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Nukkleus CFO Tony Porcheron resigns; CEO Emil Assentato named interim CFO

## Summary
- Tony Porcheron resigned as CFO of Nukkleus Inc. effective Feb 9, 2024, without cause.
- Emil Assentato, CEO, appointed interim CFO effective Feb 12, 2024; search for permanent CFO underway.
- Resignation not related to any disagreement over financial reporting or accounting policies.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-24-021101
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DFNS
- cik: 0001787518
- company_name: T3 Defense Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-03-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1787518/000121390024021101/0001213900-24-021101-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1787518/000121390024021101/ea0201445-8k_nukkleusinc.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-24-021101
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-24-021101.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-24-021101.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Tony Porcheron resigned as Chief Financial Officer at T3 Defense Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On February 9, 2024, Tony Porcheron resigned as Chief Financial Officer of Nukkleus Inc. (the “Company”) without cause, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1787518/000121390024021101/0001213900-24-021101-index.htm
- Executive change
  Emil Assentato was appointed as interim Chief Financial Officer at T3 Defense Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: interim Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On February 12, 2024, Emil Assentato was appointed, effective February 12, 2024, to serve as interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1787518/000121390024021101/0001213900-24-021101-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.