Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Narrative)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Narrative) - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 02, 2022
Oct. 03, 2021
Jan. 11, 2021
Sep. 27, 2020
Product Information [Line Items]        
Cash and cash equivalents $ 934,000 $ 3,900,000    
Federal deposit insurance amount 250,000      
Allowance for doubtful accounts 5,000 5,000    
Bad debt expenses associated with uncollectable accounts 21,000    
Obsolete and excess inventory 175,000      
(Increase) decrease in net inventory (1,629,000) 1,208,000    
Warranty reserve 169,000 78,000   $ 83,000
Right-of-use asset 3,222,000 [1] 3,599,000    
Lease liability [2] 3,365,000      
Revenue recognized over time 464,000 479,000    
Revenue from customer deposit liabilities 0 1,000    
Customer advance deposits 311,000    
Contract loss reserves, amount 289,000 51,000    
Impairment of long-lived assets 0 0    
Deferred tax assets gross 1,785,000 2,096,000    
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance 843,000 808,000    
Income tax expense 364,000 (101,000)    
Warrant [Member]        
Product Information [Line Items]        
Dividends 0 0    
Undistributed earnings   $ 700,000    
Warrants outstanding $ 0      
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]        
Product Information [Line Items]        
Dilutive securities included in calculation of earning per share 66,000 99,000    
Restricted Stock [Member]        
Product Information [Line Items]        
Dilutive securities included in calculation of earning per share 180,000 240,000    
Number of incremental shares 91,045 82,788    
Optex Systems Inc [Member]        
Product Information [Line Items]        
Deferred tax assets net $ 900,000      
Deferred tax assets gross 1,800,000      
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance 900,000      
Tax refund recovered 300,000      
Income tax expense 400,000      
Office Equipment [Member]        
Product Information [Line Items]        
Right-of-use asset 51,000      
Lease liability $ 51,000      
Dallas and Richardson Facilities [Member]        
Product Information [Line Items]        
Right-of-use asset   $ 3,700,000 $ 3,700,000  
Lease liability   $ 3,700,000 $ 3,700,000  
Minimum [Member]        
Product Information [Line Items]        
Property and equipment, estimated useful lives 3      
Maximum [Member]        
Product Information [Line Items]        
Property and equipment, estimated useful lives P7Y      
Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | U.S. Government Agencies [Member]        
Product Information [Line Items]        
Concentration risk percentage 14.00% 28.00%    
Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Major U.S. Defense Contractor One [Member]        
Product Information [Line Items]        
Concentration risk percentage 22.00% 27.00%    
Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Major U.S. Defense Contractor Two [Member]        
Product Information [Line Items]        
Concentration risk percentage 15.00% 11.00%    
Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Major U.S. Defense Contractor Three [Member]        
Product Information [Line Items]        
Concentration risk percentage 7.00% 5.00%    
Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | One Major Commercial Customer [Member]        
Product Information [Line Items]        
Concentration risk percentage 22.00% 10.00%    
Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Other Customers [Member]        
Product Information [Line Items]        
Concentration risk percentage 20.00% 14.00%    
Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Major U.S. Defense Contractor Four [Member]        
Product Information [Line Items]        
Concentration risk percentage   5.00%    
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | U.S. Government Agencies [Member]        
Product Information [Line Items]        
Concentration risk percentage 10.00% 34.00%    
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Major U.S. Defense Contractor One [Member]        
Product Information [Line Items]        
Concentration risk percentage 14.00% 13.00%    
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Major U.S. Defense Contractor Two [Member]        
Product Information [Line Items]        
Concentration risk percentage 12.00% 10.00%    
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Major U.S. Defense Contractor Three [Member]        
Product Information [Line Items]        
Concentration risk percentage 9.00% 7.00%    
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | One Major Commercial Customer [Member]        
Product Information [Line Items]        
Concentration risk percentage 19.00% 16.00%    
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Major U.S. Defense Contractor Four [Member]        
Product Information [Line Items]        
Concentration risk percentage 8.00%      
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Eight Customers [Member]        
Product Information [Line Items]        
Concentration risk percentage 89.00%      
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Major U.S. Defense Contractor Five [Member]        
Product Information [Line Items]        
Concentration risk percentage 7.00%      
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Foreign Military Customer [Member]        
Product Information [Line Items]        
Concentration risk percentage 10.00% 7.00%    
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Six Customers [Member]        
Product Information [Line Items]        
Concentration risk percentage   87.00%    
[1] Short-term and Long-term portion of Operating Lease Liability is $604 thousand and $2,761 thousand, respectively.
[2] Includes $143 thousand of unamortized deferred rent.