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Keith Brendley

Keith Brendley

President and chief executive officer of Artis.

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Updated Nov 6, 2026·Latest SEC filing Nov 3, 2026·Suggest an edit

About Keith Brendley

Keith Brendley is president, founder and managing partner of Artis, which he co-founded in 1999. He led development of Iron Curtain, an active protection system that defends vehicles against shoulder-launched missiles such as rocket-propelled grenades. He chairs the company's board of directors.

Earlier in his career, Brendley held senior positions at Noesis, Defense Group Inc. and Sarcos Research Corp. He also worked as a senior research scientist at the RAND Corporation, where he led teams on some of its biggest, most visible projects at the time.

Experience

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Artis Defense Inc. Current
President, Founder and Managing Partner
Chair of the Board of Directors
2026 – Present · Herndon, VA
Artis designs active protection systems that sense and destroy incoming military threats, from rocket-propelled grenades to drone swarms, within microseconds.

Keith Brendley in the News

Sources

  1. SECArtis Defense Inc. Form D, filed Nov 3, 2026
  2. P2Artis, Bin Hilal Announce Joint Venture MOU – Artis