---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-26-044073"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DFNS"
cik: "0001787518"
company_name: "T3 Defense Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T06:08:51.207394+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# T3 Defense reports preliminary Q1 rev ~$4.2M, backlog $12.1M, reaffirms FY26 guidance $26M

## Summary
- Q1 2026 revenue expected ~$4.2M; first quarter as defense-focused holding company.
- Backlog of $12.1M as of March 31, 2026, providing revenue visibility.
- Reaffirms full-year 2026 revenue guidance of $26M, citing strong organic growth.
- RFP activity reached $12.0M across all subsidiaries, driven by global defense demand.
- Subsidiary B. Rimon secured ~$4.1M in new multi-year contracts; backlog $4.8M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-26-044073
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DFNS
- cik: 0001787518
- company_name: T3 Defense Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1787518/000121390026044073/0001213900-26-044073-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1787518/000121390026044073/ea0286272-8k_t3defense.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  T3 Defense Inc. reported Q1 2026 results: revenue approximately $4.2 million. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: Q1 2026
  - Revenue: approximately $4.2 million
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: preliminary results
  source text: T3 Defense Announces Unaudited Preliminary Key Financial and Operational Metrics for Q1 2026, Its First Reporting Quarter as a Defense-Focused Holding Company ● Expects Q1 2026 Revenue to be Approximately $4.2 Million
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1787518/000121390026044073/0001213900-26-044073-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  T3 Defense Inc. reported full-year 2026 results: revenue $26 million. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: full-year 2026
  - Revenue: $26 million
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: Reafirms Full Year 2026 Revenue Guidance of $26 Million
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1787518/000121390026044073/0001213900-26-044073-index.htm

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