Some of the most prominent individuals in American defense tech have been joining a publicly traded company in Canada. But, why?
What’s happening:
Liberty Defense (TSXV: SCAN) has announced that the former United States Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs and current Vice President of Ethics and Business Conduct at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) the Honourable James Byrne has joined their strategic advisory board
Why it matters:
Liberty Defense has developed one of the most advanced pieces of artificial intelligence powered hardware for being able to rapidly detect metallic and non-metallic weapons for public safety
Going deeper:
Former United States Assistant Secretary of Defense and current AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) board member the Honourable Mary Beth Long also just recently joined the strategic advisory board of Liberty Defense
Executive Director of Palantir's (NASDAQ: PLTR) outside advisory group Bryan Cunningham and Bill Frain who was previously at L-3 Security and Detection Systems (NYSE: LHX) currently lead Liberty Defense