X-Bow Assembles Powerhouse Advisory Board to Fuel Growth

Influential Leaders from Military, Government, and Industry to Guide X-Bow's Expansion 

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., March 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- X-Bow Systems Inc (X-Bow), the leading non-traditional producer of advanced solid rocket motors (SRMs) and defense technologies, today announced the formation of its Strategic Advisory Board, which will provide strategic counsel and support the company's continued growth and maturation.

The advisory board members include:

• Vice Admiral (USN-Ret.) Terry Benedict, former Director of the Navy's Strategic Systems Programs, and President of Systems Planning & Analysis.
• Major General (USSF-Ret.) John M. Olson, PhD, former Mobilization Assistant to the Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force, and President and Chief Executive Officer of AXIONS Corporation.
• Major General (USAF-Ret.) Garrett Harencak, former Commander of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, and President of Harencak Consulting LLC.
• Michael E. White, AIAA Fellow, and former DoD Principal Director for Hypersonics.
• Preston Dunlap, Founder and CEO of Arkenstone Capital and Arkenstone Ventures, and former Chief Technology Officer of the U.S. Space Force and Air Force.
• Colonel (USAF-Ret.) Sean McKay, former program manager for various DOD, Foreign Military Sales, and Intelligence Community activities, and CEO and founder of Precision ISR.
• J. Jeffrey Irons, retired aerospace and defense consultant and founder of ironSclad Solutions, Inc.
• Dr. Marco Villa, Founding Partner of Ceresio Consulting and former executive at Terran Orbital Corporation and SpaceX.
• Steve Pann, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Razor's Edge Ventures, and former CIA Science and Technology Officer.

These renowned defense and private sector leaders, with extensive backgrounds in national security, technology, and international relations, will provide guidance on X-Bow's strategic growth efforts.

"We are honored to welcome such an accomplished group of advisors – a true powerhouse of expertise – to the team," said Jason Hundley, CEO of X-Bow. "Their collective experience and insights will be instrumental as we continue to grow both at home and abroad."

The addition of former government and military leaders underscores X-Bow's unwavering commitment to supporting the Department of Defense (DoD) and its vital mission. Since its inception in 2016, X-Bow has closely collaborated with the military on its evolving requirements for energetics, munitions and SRMs and the missions they could support. The company's strategic advisors will further deepen X-Bow's understanding of DoD and global requirements and demands and strengthen its ability to deliver on the needs of the mission and the defense industrial base.

About X-Bow Systems
X-Bow Systems is disrupting the aerospace industry with innovative and cost-effective advanced manufactured energetics for the solid rocket motor and launch vehicle market. X-Bow is also designing and building a suite of modular solid rocket motors and small launch vehicles for both orbital and suborbital launch services. X-Bow is led by CEO Jason Hundley, Chairman Mark Kaufman, CTO Max Vozoff, CRO Maureen Gannon, General Counsel John Leary, COO Mike Bender and a growing team of seasoned industry veterans and new space entrepreneurs. X-Bow is a dual-use technology company with investment from: Crosslink Capital, Razor's Edge Ventures, Balerion Space Ventures, Boeing, Arkenstone Capital, The Capital Factory, and Lockheed Martin Ventures. Headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, X-Bow has additional presence in California, Alabama, Colorado, Texas, Utah, Maryland and Washington, DC. For more information visit www.xbowsystems.com.

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