FREENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Defense · Private

Passive fiber-optic grid system with high-speed opto-electronic detectors for real-time detection and measurement of hypervelocity impacts

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · freenttechnologies.com

Sector: Defense
Total capital: $14.1M

Federal grants: $2.8M; 2 awards · 2018–2024; Rank in peer group#78 of 94
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $11.3M; 22 awards · Defense, Commerce; Rank in Defense#376 of 1442
Granted patents: 2; 1 pending · first 2021; Rank in peer group#26 of 94

Capital timeline

Latest events

Mar 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d Second : High-speed Simultaneous Multiple Object Detection System$1.6M
Mar 2024Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d Second : High-speed Simultaneous Multiple Object Detection System$1.6M
Jul 2023Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d State-vector Density Functional Method For Kill Assessment$1.3M
Oct 2020Federal contractDefense · Kick-off Briefing Materials$146K
Jul 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · High-Speed Simultaneous Multiple Object Detection System$1.2M
Feb 2018Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d: State-vector Density Functional Method For Kill Assessment$1.5M
Aug 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Darpa Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Contract W31P4Q-17-C-0139 For The Effort Entitled "ultra-compact Power For High Power Twts"$105K

Show 17 earlier federal awards

Apr 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d$1.5M
Mar 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Sbir/sttr Phase I Research&development$130K
Dec 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Sbir/sttr Phase I Research&development$155K
May 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf HQ0147-15-C-7213 Phase II Research&development Titled: Hypervelocity Impact Multiple-hit Detection (him-d) System Action: Award Of New Contract$982K
Dec 2014Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Research&development, Proposal Number: B142-008-0130 Titled "mapping Debris Trajectories Through A Fireball" Igf::ot::igf$125K
Jul 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf Army SBIR Phase I$98K
Dec 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Ph I Research&development - Hypervelocity Impact Multiple-hit Detection (him-d)system$125K
Sep 2012Federal contractDefense · Broad Agency Annoucement Award To Freent Technologies, Inc. Under The Effort, The Contractor Will Develop A New Ground Penetrating RADAR (gpr) Antenna For Handheld Explosive Hazard Detection.$362K
May 2012Federal contractDefense · The End Goal Of This PHASE-2 Effort Is To Develop A New Pre-production Prototype Electrically And Physically Thin Ultra-wide Band (uwb) Electronically Steerable Array (esa) For Use In Very Wide Band RADAR Sensing Applications Such As The Forward Looking Ground Penetrating RADAR (flgpr). This New Array Will Combine The Latest Developments In Uwb Connected Array Design With Recent Developments In Uwb Artificial Magnetic Conductors (amc) To Produce What The Contractor Believes Will Be The Widest Ba$1M
May 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II, Topic # N092-102$264K
Apr 2011Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovative Research Phase I Effort. Ground Penetrating RADAR Arrays.$100K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Topic N092-102$150K
Jul 2009Federal contractCommerce · SBIR - Superior Lover-cost Dual-polarized Mpar Array Antenna$95K
Aug 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1, Topic #A08-011$70K
Jul 2008Federal contractDefense · Efficient High Gain Horn Antenna$598K
Sep 2007Federal contractDefense · SBIR Topic 06-040$706K
Jul 2007Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Log No. 07177001$100K

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Standing among 94 peers

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Defense · System

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#26 · top 28%

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What it has protected

USPTO · 2 granted of 3

Feb 21, 2023GrantedImproved Dense Plasma Focus Devices Having First And Second Dpf AcceleratiorsUSPTOUS 11,589,451
Nov 9, 2021GrantedMultiple Energic Penetration And Damage Progression Sensor ImprovementsUSPTOUS 11,169,050
PendingImproved Dense Plasma Focus DevicesUSPTOApplication PCTUS2020019247

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Regulatory activity · Defense

Sector-level, not company-level

11 Jun 2026Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Sources

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