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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-26-003686"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DFNS"
cik: "0001787518"
company_name: "T3 Defense Inc."
filed_at: "2026-01-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T10:41:43.662518+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Nukkleus completes Star 26 acquisition; gains Iron Dome supplier and AI defense tech

## Summary
- Acquired 100% of Star 26 for $16M note, $500K cash, 4.77M shares, warrants for 12M shares at $1.50, plus two promissory notes ($3M each).
- Portfolio includes B. Rimon Agencies (Iron Dome components), Water.io (smart hydration plus Zorronet AI), ITS/Positech (motion control).
- CEO Menachem Shalom, also Star 26's controlling shareholder, now holds ~27.83% of Nukkleus after deal.
- Deal enhances position in UAV/UAS value chain expected to reach ~$23B by 2030.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-26-003686
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DFNS
- cik: 0001787518
- company_name: T3 Defense Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-01-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.01, 3.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1787518/000121390026003686/0001213900-26-003686-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1787518/000121390026003686/ea0272508-8k_nukkleus.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 0787dcdb6f18ed62317ae969ea7bf40e5f109604
  claim: T3 Defense Inc. completed an acquisition involving Star 26 Capital, Inc. for shares of Common Stock, the Warrant, the Six-Month Note and Three-Month Note (closed 2026-01-12).
  evidence_excerpt: On January 12, 2026, Nukkleus Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), completed its acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Star 26 Capital, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Star 26”), pursuant to the terms of that certain Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement and Call Option, dated September 15, 2025 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Company, Star 26, the shareholders of Star 26 (the “Sellers”), and Menachem Shalom, as representative of the Sellers.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1787518/000121390026003686/0001213900-26-003686-index.htm

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