founded 1974 headquarters malm sweden products electro optical sights and accessories website http www.aimpoint.com aimpoint ab is a swedish optics company manufacturing red dot sights for civilian police and military use . the most popular model is the compm2 currently used by numerous armed forces around the world . contents 1 company 2 products 2.1 current aimpoint models 2.1.1 cet models 2.1.2 acet models 2.1.3 accessories 2.2 discontinued aimpoint models 3 see also 4 references 5 external links company edit the aimpoint ab 1 is a manufacturing company founded in 1974 and is based in malm sweden . 2 their primary products are reflector or reflex sights specifically the red dot sight sub type . in 1975 they introduced their first commercial product 3 the aimpoint electronic red dot sight based on a design by helsingborg engineer john arne ingemund ekstrand . 4 this is claimed to be the first light emitting diode red dot reflector sight ever manufactured . they currently offer many product lines based on this technology as well as accessories . in 1997 aimpoint was awarded the first multi year military contract ever for a red dot sighting system when the us army purchased their aimpoint compm2 designated the m68 close combat optic . 5 products edit aimpoint on a ak4 ak 5d seen here with an aimpoint red dot sight . aimpoint currently sells a large line of red dot sights marketed to hunters marksmen law enforcement agencies and military organizations all over the world . 6 more than 500 000 aimpoint sights are in military service today . all of their products use non magnifying optical collimators reflector or reflex sights along with battery powered light emitting diodes to produce a red aiming point . some models come in sub types with lenses added to give them a low magnification . many sights utilize a type of mangin mirror system consisting of a meniscus lens corrector element combined with the semi reflective mirror what aimpoint s advertising calls a two lens or double lens system 7 that compensates for off axis spherical aberration an error that can cause the dot position to diverge off the sight s optical axis with change in eye position . 8 9 10 some sights also offer some correction for parallax via having the aiming dot focused at a distance of 50 yards . citation needed aimpoint markets their sights as parallax free 11 but this seems to refer to their off axis spherical aberration correction system . aimpoints like all other collimated sight systems induce some parallax at different ranges due to the nature of the collimator . 12 13 current aimpoint models edit cet models edit these models use aimpoints circuit efficiency technology cet diode circuitry a low power consumption system aimpoint compm2 the standard military red dot sight designated m68 cco close combat optic by the us army . four moa and night vision compatible . aimpoint compml2 same as compm2 but lacks night vision compatibility . aimpoint lpi aimpoint cs model issued to the swedish armed forces . acet models edit these models use aimpoints advanced circuit efficiency technology acet diode circuitry a newer low power consumption system introduced in 2005 aimpoint carbine optic aco launched 2014 designed specifically for modern sporting rifles and priced to sell at an entry level price point . aimpoint pro a.k.a. patrol rifle optic . launched in january 2011 marketed to law enforcement for usage on patrol rifles shotguns and sub machine guns . available in 2 moa model with a battery life of 30 000 hours . uses 2l76 or dl1 3n battery also night vision compatible . aimpoint compm4 the latest version of the military m68 close combat optic . two moa dot and uses standard aa battery . night vision compatible . aimpoint compm4s same specifications as the aimpoint compm4 but it comes with a low battery compartment . aimpoint compm3 available in 2 and 4 moa models . night vision compatible . aimpoint compml3 same as compm3 but lacks night vision compatibility . aimpoint micro h 1 the smallest sight in the aimpoint family only 105grams including the mount . comes in 4 moa dot . aimpoint micro t 1 the police and military version in the micro series comes in a matte black finish with nvd capabilities . aimpoint micro t 2 aimpoint mps3 a machine gun sight which uses the same type electronics as the aimpoint compm4 . accessories edit a u.s. army soldier with an m4 carbine equipped with an aimpoint compm2 aimpoint 3xmag 3 magnification module for aimpoint sights . featured behind an eotech . 14 aimpoint lpi infrared laser sight to be mounted on either a picatinny rail or directly on some of the compml or compm sights . aimpoint ceu concealed engagement unit mounted on the aimpoint tm twistmount behind the aimpoint sight . allows the user to engage the target from a protected position . discontinued aimpoint models edit aimpoint electronic 1975 aimpoint s first product and the first mass produced red dot sight . aimpoint electronic g2 1978 aimpoint mark iii 1983 first model to have internal adjustments . aimpoint 2000 1985 ring mounted auto light adjust . aimpoint 1000 1987 aimpoint bow 1987 aimpoint 3000 1989 a sight with 1 25.4 mm tube . it is used by the french gign on g 3 tgs and sometimes on remington 870 ; it is thought to have been used or to be in use still by navy seals on the m4a1 15 aimpoint 5000 1991 aimpoint comp 1991 pistol sight aimpoint compm ml 1997 aimpoint 5000 xd 1999 improved xd diode for brightness battery life . aimpoint 5000 xd 2x 1999 2 magnification aimpoint compm ml xd 1999 aimpoint compml 2x 1999 2 magnification aimpoint comp xd 1999 aimpoint compc 2001 aimpoint compc 2x 2001 2 magnification aimpoint compc sm 2001 aimpoint 7000s 2001 full length sight for hunting and sport shooting rifles . aimpoint 7000s 2x 2001 2 magnification aimpoint 7000sc 2001 aimpoint 7000sc 2x 2001 2 magnification aimpoint 7000sc sm 2001 aimpoint 7000l 2001 aimpoint 7000l 2x 2001 2 magnification aimpoint mpsii 2002 designed for military use medium or heavy support weapons . aimpoint compc3 2005 aimpoint compc3 2x 2005 2 magnification aimpoint compc3 4moa 2005 aimpoint 9000l 2005 full length sight for hunting and sport shooting rifles . aimpoint 9000l 2x 2005 2 magnification aimpoint 9000sc 2x 2005 2 magnification aimpoint 9000 sc camo 2005 aimpoint micro r 1 2007 handgun hunter model same as the h 1 but instead of the black finish the r 1 came in a silver finish . see also edit eotech trijicon elcan itl mars references edit ab is a standard swedish abbreviation for aktiebolag meaning joint stock company businessweek.com bloomberg business exchange electronic equipment instruments and components aimpoint ab aimpoint history invention intelligence volume 11 inventions promotion board national research development corporation of india 1976 page 12 paul milenkowic stan s. sudol use of multiyear contract saves 1.36 m list includes us army us navy us air force us marine corps ussocom units the fbi s hostage rescue team french army swedish army danish army finnish army norwegian army latvian army slovenian army and italian army citation needed battlespace exhibition news shot show opens with a bang by julian nettlefold note a setup aimpoint calls parallax free ar15.com how aimpoints eotechs and other parallax free optics work gunsight patent 5901452 general description of a mangin mirror system aimpoint s parallax free double lens system ... afmo.com john dreyer facts and figures about dot sights encyclopedia of bullseye pistol american rifleman volume 93 national rifle association of america the reflector sight by john b. butler page 31 systema m4a1 ptw equipment navyseals.com experience the seal edge external links edit aimpoint ab aimpoint pro patrol rifle optic retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title aimpoint ab & oldid 719906616 categories companies of swedenfirearms manufacturersfirearm sightsmilitary corporationshidden categories all articles with unsourced 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