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12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Feb. 28, 2026
Jun. 30, 2025
Cover [Abstract]      
Document Type 10-K/A    
Amendment Flag true    
Amendment Description This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) amends the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Nortech Systems Incorporated for the year ended December 31, 2025, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2026 (the “Original Form 10-K”). This Amendment is being filed solely to include conformed signatures on Exhibits 31.1, 31.2 and 32.1 that were inadvertently omitted from the Original Form 10-K. No other changes have been made to the Original Form 10-K.In connection with this Amendment, the Company is including updated certifications of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 in compliance with Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.This Amendment does not reflect any changes to the consolidated financial statements or any other disclosures contained in the Original Form 10-K and does not update any information to reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original Form 10-K. Except as specifically noted above, this Amendment continues to speak as of the date of the Original Form 10-K.    
Document Annual Report true    
Document Transition Report false    
Document Period End Date Dec. 31, 2025    
Document Fiscal Period Focus FY    
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2025    
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31    
Entity File Number 0-13257    
Entity Registrant Name NORTECH SYSTEMS INCORPORATED    
Entity Central Index Key 0000722313    
Entity Tax Identification Number 41-1681094    
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code MN    
Entity Address, Address Line One 7550 Meridian Circle N    
Entity Address, Address Line Two #150    
Entity Address, City or Town Maple Grove    
Entity Address, State or Province MN    
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 55369    
City Area Code (952)    
Local Phone Number 345-2244    
Title of 12(b) Security Common Stock, par value $.01 per share    
Trading Symbol NSYS    
Security Exchange Name NASDAQ    
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer No    
Entity Voluntary Filers No    
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes    
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes    
Entity Filer Category Non-accelerated Filer    
Entity Small Business true    
Entity Emerging Growth Company false    
Entity Shell Company false    
Entity Public Float     $ 11,809,220
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   2,786,134  
Documents Incorporated by Reference [Text Block] Portions of the registrant’s Proxy Statement for Registrant’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 13, 2026 have been incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K. The Proxy Statement is expected to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) within 120 days after December 31, 2025, the end of our fiscal year.    
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag false    
Document Financial Statement Error Correction [Flag] false    
Auditor Firm ID 23    
Auditor Opinion [Text Block] We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Nortech Systems Incorporated and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), shareholders’ equity, and cash flows  for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.    
Auditor Name Baker Tilly US, LLP    
Auditor Location Minneapolis, Minnesota