KCHV on Nasdaq

Kochav Defense Acquisition Corp.

Kochav Defense Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company in the Cayman Islands.1 It is headquartered in New York, New York.1 Its shares trade on Nasdaq under the symbol KCHV.1

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Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

$5.5MNet income, fiscal 20252

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  • TickerKCHV on Nasdaq1
  • IndustryBlank Checks1
  • HeadquartersNew York, New York1
  • Incorporated inCayman Islands3
  • Business address307 West 38 St Fl 16, New York, Ny 100183
  • Filer categoryNon-accelerated filer, Smaller reporting company, Emerging growth company3

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Public Units (and the underlying securities), except as otherwise disclosed in the IPO Registration Statement.4 From its latest annual report

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Financial statements

Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 1 fiscal year, latest first.2

Period ending2025-12-31
General and administrative costs$523.4K
Loss from Operations-$523.4K
Interest earned in operating account$18.9K
Dividends earned on investments held in Trust Account$6.0M
Total other income$6.1M
Net income$5.5M

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Corporate structure

Kochav Defense Acquisition Corp. sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of Kochav Defense Acquisition Corp.

  • Bank of Montreal Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on Kochav Defense Acquisition Corp., latest Feb 12, 2026
  • Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. Filed SCHEDULE 13G on Kochav Defense Acquisition Corp., latest Nov 14, 2025
  • AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on Kochav Defense Acquisition Corp., latest Nov 12, 2025 (2 filings since Aug 12, 2025)
  • ARISTEIA CAPITAL, L.L.C. Filed SCHEDULE 13G on Kochav Defense Acquisition Corp., latest Aug 14, 2025
  • Magnetar Financial LLC Filed SCHEDULE 13G on Kochav Defense Acquisition Corp., latest Aug 8, 2025
  • Kochav Sponsor LLC Filed SCHEDULE 13D on Kochav Defense Acquisition Corp., latest Jun 5, 2025
  • Linden Capital L.P. Filed SCHEDULE 13G on Kochav Defense Acquisition Corp., latest Jun 4, 2025
  • Kochav Defense Acquisition Corp. New York, New York

Built from major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Kochav Defense Acquisition Corp. reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Properties, in its own words

Our executive offices are located at 575 Fifth Avenue, 14th Floor, New York, New York 10017, and our telephone number is 646-257-4214. The cost for our use of this space is included in the $22,900 per month fee we pay to an our Sponsor for certain office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support, pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement. We consider our current office space adequate for our current operations.

Item 2 of the 10-K filed Mar 30, 2026.4

Leadership

Who has led Kochav Defense Acquisition Corp., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Menachem Shalom2025–now

Chief financial officer

  1. Asaf Yarkoni2025–now
Board members and other officers (3)

Timeline

  1. Jul 16, 20258-K Other events14
  2. Jun 4, 20258-K Other events15
  3. May 29, 20258-K Entered a material agreement; Unregistered sale of shares; Executive or director change16
  4. May 27, 2025New chief executive Menachem Shalom becomes CEO9

Filings

49 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 1 annual reports, 5 quarterly reports, 3 major events, 6 insider forms, 11 large holders, 23 other. The latest 20:

  1. Oct 9, 2026PRE 14A PROXY STATEMENT EDGAR
  2. Aug 13, 202610-Q QUARTERLY REPORT EDGAR
  3. May 14, 202610-Q QUARTERLY REPORT EDGAR
  4. May 8, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  5. Mar 30, 202610-K ANNUAL REPORT EDGAR
  6. Feb 12, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  7. Feb 10, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  8. Nov 14, 2025SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
  9. Nov 12, 202510-Q QUARTERLY REPORT EDGAR
  10. Nov 12, 2025SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  11. Nov 10, 2025SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
  12. Aug 14, 2025SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
  13. Aug 14, 202510-Q QUARTERLY REPORT EDGAR
  14. Aug 12, 2025SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
  15. Aug 8, 2025SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
  16. Jul 17, 20253 EDGAR
  17. Jul 16, 20258-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  18. Jul 9, 202510-Q QUARTERLY REPORT EDGAR
  19. Jun 5, 2025SCHEDULE 13D EDGAR
  20. Jun 4, 20258-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR

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Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

1 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 1 buys and 0 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
May 29, 2025Kochav Sponsor LLC10% ownerBuy524,050$10.00$5.2MForm 4

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

SEC filer profile

How Kochav Defense Acquisition Corp. is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARKochav Defense Acquisition Corp.1
  • CIK0002053799
  • Employer ID (EIN)98-18360864
  • Filer statusNon-accelerated filer an emerging growth company; a smaller reporting company; a shell company4
  • Incorporated inCayman Islands4
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 311
  • Industry code (SIC)6770 Blank Checks1
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Real Estate & Construction, Division of Corporation Finance1
  • Business address307 West 38 St Fl 16, New York, NY 100181
  • Phone64625742141
  • Shares outstanding25,824,050 Common Class A shares; 8,433,333 Common Class B shares as of Mar 30, 20264
  • Public float$257.4M as of Jun 30, 20254
  • AuditorWithumSmith+Brown, PC, San Francisco, California PCAOB ID 100; no auditor attestation of internal control over financial reporting4
  • On EDGAR sinceFeb 26, 20251
  • Filings50 in all: CORRESP (8), SCHEDULE 13G (7), 10-Q (5), 3 (5), SCHEDULE 13G/A (4), 8-K (3), S-1/A (3), UPLOAD (3)1
    All 20 form types

    10-K (1), 4 (1), 424B4 (1), 8-A12B (1), CERT (1), DRS (1), DRS/A (1), DRSLTR (1), EFFECT (1), PRE 14A (1), S-1 (1), SCHEDULE 13D (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Mar 30, 2026
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Aug 13, 2026
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Jul 16, 2025

Securities registered for trading

ClassSymbolExchange
Units, each consisting of one Class A Ordinary Share and one RightKCHVUNasdaq
Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per shareKCHVNasdaq
Rights, each Right entitling the holder to receive one-seventh (1/7) of one Class A Ordinary ShareKCHVRNasdaq

From the cover page of the 10-K filed Mar 30, 2026 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).4

Risk factors and legal proceedings

The risks Kochav Defense Acquisition Corp. names in Item 1A of its 10-K filed Mar 30, 2026: 4 risks under these headings, as written.4

  • Risks Relating to our Search for, and Consummation of or Inability to Consummate, a Business Combination
  • Risks Relating to the Post-Business Combination Company
  • Risks Relating to Acquiring or Operating a Business in Foreign Countries
  • Risks Relating to our Management Team
  • Risks Relating to our Securities and Shareholder Rights
  • There is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a “going concern.”
  • Our search for an initial Business Combination, and any target business with which we may ultimately consummate an initial Business Combination, may be materially adversely affected by current global geopolitical conditions and armed conflicts in the Ukraine and Russia and in the Middle East between United States, Israel and Iran and others, as well as by other events that are outside of our control.
  • Military or other conflicts in Ukraine, between the United States, Israel and Iran and others and other in the Middle East and Southwest Asia or other armed hostilities may lead to increased volume and price volatility for publicly traded securities, or affect the operations or financial condition of potential target companies, which could make it more difficult for us to consummate an initial Business Combination.

Legal proceedings

To the knowledge of our Management Team, there is no material litigation currently pending or contemplated against us, any of our officers or directors in their capacity as such, or against any of our property.

The opening of Item 3, Legal Proceedings.4

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