01 June 2021

AEL Sistemas develops new red dot sight for Brazilian Army

by Victor Barreira

The Brazilian Army is to receive 974 Guará tactical red dot reflex sights from AEL Sistemas, a Brazilian operation of Elbit Systems.

The devices were purchased in December 2020 by the Logistics Command for the IMBEL IA2 5.56 × 45 mm assault rifle, and deliveries are scheduled between July and August, the army told Janes . The tender was launched in late of 2019.

The Guará was selected over red dot sights of GESPI Defense Systems, Newcon Optik, and Trijicon. (AEL Sistemas)

AEL Sistemas is working to start deliveries in June, the company told Janes .

The Guará began development in 2016 with the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, the Brazilian Company of Research and Industrial Innovation, and the SENAI Institute of Innovation in Polymer Engineering – and was done to the MIL-STD-810G standard.

It is a polymer reflex-style sight with night vision capability, and was designed for rifles and shotguns to use with both eyes open. Guará measures 57 mm wide, 78 mm high, and 125 mm long, and weighs 350 g with a battery.

A rectangular heads-up display provides 25 × 30 mm rectangular viewing and a dot reticle with LED technology, and has optical magnification of 1x and 3–10 MoA (minute of angle) adjusting. Guará comes with on/off and brightness adjustment switches and a locking quick-release lever or fixed mount, designed to fit onto a MIL-STD-1913 Picatinny rail.

The side-mounted power source compartment for one AA-type 1.5V battery provides approximately 3,000 hours of continuous operation. The Guará, which is water-resistant up to 10 m and Parallax-free, is compatible with magnifiers.

The Brazilian Army is to receive 974 Guará tactical red dot reflex sights from AEL Sistemas, a Brazi...

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