# DoD Awards Furientis Interceptor OTA

In October 2026, the U.S. Department of Defense awarded Los Angeles-based Furientis a funded Other Transaction Agreement to prototype and flight-test a 100-mile-range interceptor against department requirements. The agreement’s value, contract number, and schedule were not disclosed. Furientis also announced a separate $25 million seed round led by Benchmark and says it is scaling testing and manufacturing, with a target of 1,000 interceptors per factory annually; that production figure is a company target, not a government procurement commitment.

- The prototype effort could create future supply-chain needs for interceptor components, solid rocket motors, seekers, and scalable manufacturing, but the signals identify no open solicitation or procurement contact.
- Contractors and suppliers can use Furientis’s prototype and flight-test milestones to assess potential teaming or subcontracting opportunities; production demand remains contingent on program progress and future government decisions.
- Companies should distinguish the funded prototype OTA from a production award: no production quantity, follow-on contract, or government contract value is specified.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military
**Topics:** Contracting Vehicles
**Published:** October 09, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Department of Defense (also identified as Department of War in some reporting) (DoD / DoW)

### Vendors
- Furientis (awardee)

### Key Quotes
> Furientis is building truly remarkable technology with the aim of creating a platform that can scale rapidly with the lowest cost in the world. The team is comprised of some of the most talented propulsion, hardware, and software engineers in the world.
> — Chetan Puttagunta, General Partner at Benchmark

> Recent events have shown these threats are not theoretical, and the US is genuinely running low on the systems that protect the American people.
> — Brody Franzen, CEO of Furientis

### Sources
- [Furientis lands $25M from Benchmark to mass-produce low-cost missile interceptors | TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/furientis-lands-25m-from-benchmark-to-mass-produce-low-cost-missile-interceptors) - TechCrunch
- [Furientis Raises $25 Million Seed Funding And Secures First Department Of War Contract For 100-Mile Interceptor](https://pulse2.com/furientis-raises-25-million-seed-funding-and-secures-first-department-of-war-contract-for-100-mile-interceptor) - Pulse 2.0
- [Furientis just raised a $25M seed and landed a DoD contract to prototype a 100-mile homeland-defense interceptor. The pitch is 1,000 missiles per factory per year. When the Navy is firing $4M interceptors at $40K drones, mass production is the strategy.
https://t.co/JMhhxO8zKL](https://x.com/AdamScottMiller/status/2107614013542514831) - twitter-defense