More than a little interesting to see Peter Faulkner still in...

More than a little interesting to see Peter Faulkner still in the frame. He's been with MST for several years, since at least 2005 as GM/President Metal Storm Inc.

Profile:

Mr Peter Faulkner
President - Metal Storm Inc

Mr Faulkner is responsible for the management and administration Metal Storm Inc., contracting activities with the US Government and oversight of the U.S. based engineering team.

Mr Faulkner has more than 25 years of experience as a DoD contractor, focused on military weapons support systems. Prior to joining Metal Storm, he served as Vice President for ManTech International Corporation, one of the U.S. Government's leading providers of innovative technologies and solutions for mission-critical national security programs. Preceding his 21 years at ManTech, Mr. Faulkner worked at Aircraft Armaments Incorporated (AAI).

“Combine stacked rounds with electronic firing, and you get game-changing technology that will provide a significant enhancement of small arms effectiveness in current and future operations. Metal Storm is at the core of what I believe will be an inevitable shift from mechanical to electronic individual combat weapons.” - Peter A. Faulkner, General Manager, Metal Storm Inc.

from "Small Arms Defence Journal"

So he is steeped in the arcane world of US DOD contracting/procurement processes, and survives the cull at MST to fight another day. Why would that be? And if he couldn't bring all that experience to bear fruit while he was with the former Board, why is he still there now, and what was his involvement, if any, in the way things turned out for MST?