Ground Units
Army & Direct Combat
Engage from cover, from vehicles, and at close-quarter angles that traditional optics cannot support — while keeping full peripheral awareness.
RedEye Aiming System
The reticle comes
to your eye.
Future Optek's RedEye augmented reality glasses place a weapon-referenced reticle in the operator's field of view, so the calibrated aim vector is visible without lining up behind a weapon-mounted sight window. No target-projected laser, no scene cameras, no external positioning infrastructure. Two issued US patents. Validated in live-fire testing.
Two Issued US PatentsLive-Fire Prototype ValidatedNo Target-Projected LaserNo GPS/GNSS In The Aiming LoopFirearm AgnosticFAU Tech Runway AcceleratorGold Coast DefenseTech AcceleratorAR-Native AimingNetworked Sensing ReadyTwo Issued US PatentsLive-Fire Prototype ValidatedNo Target-Projected LaserNo GPS/GNSS In The Aiming LoopFirearm AgnosticFAU Tech Runway AcceleratorGold Coast DefenseTech AcceleratorAR-Native AimingNetworked Sensing Ready
The Problem
Traditional sights constrain the operator to a fixed sight line.
Red dots accelerate sight acquisition, but the eye, the optic window and the target must still occupy one line. That constraint becomes consequential behind cover, inside vehicles, at steep angles, and in non-standard body positions.
- Require the eye to sit behind the optic's physical window
- Narrow attention to the sight picture in fast-moving environments
- Give no aiming reference where the window cannot be brought into line
- Restrict mobility and body position under fire
- Impractical when engaging from cover or non-standard positions
A red dot
puts the reticle in a window on the weapon.
A laser
puts a marker on the target.
RedEye
puts a weapon-referenced reticle in the operator's view.
How It Works
Three steps. One decisive advantage.
01
Two IMUs. Zero Signature.
One inertial measurement unit sits on the firearm; the other sits on the glasses. Comparing the two streams tells the system exactly where the barrel is pointing relative to the shooter's head. No laser. No camera. No emissions to detect.
02
Reticle Moves in Under 10 ms
The RedEye glasses compute the barrel-to-eye offset in real time and project an aiming reticle exactly where the weapon is pointing — inside the shooter's natural field of view. Response time is under ten milliseconds: imperceptible to the eye.
03
Target Acquired. Faster.
The shooter sees, aims and engages without breaking posture, ducking to an optic, or losing situational awareness. Effective behind cover, on the move, from unconventional positions, and in low light.
In the Field
Built for the fight that's already happening.
Cover & Defilade
Re-Presentation From Cover
Return from behind cover without first rebuilding a cheek weld and reacquiring a weapon-mounted sight window — the aim vector is already in view.
Applications
Use cases.
A new aiming architecture, not a new red dot. Once the reticle lives in the user's field of view, the eye, head and barrel no longer have to align. Every posture conventional optics forbid becomes possible.
For defense customers that means engagements from cover, vehicles and hard corners; counter-UAS against high-angle targets; and networked operations where drones, sensors and operators share one picture. The core aiming loop runs locally from two IMUs — no scene cameras, no target-projected laser, no GPS/GNSS.
For training and commercial partners, the platform is a data instrument. Every engagement records the weapon aim vector, turning coaching, synthetic targets and after-action review into software problems. The sensor is firearm-agnostic and swaps between platforms in seconds.
We are seeking programme partners, integrators and OEM licensees across defense, public safety, training and robotics. Talk to us about your application →
Counter-UAS
Small drones are fast, low and rarely where an optic is already pointed. An eye-native reticle lets an operator track and engage a moving aerial target head-up, without breaking sight of the sky to find a sight picture.
Synthetic Training Environments
Because the reticle is rendered in the glasses, the same hardware supports synthetic overlays: virtual targets, scored engagements, after-action replay of true barrel track — live-fire realism with simulator instrumentation.
Law Enforcement & Patrol
Vehicle exits, doorways and low-light contacts where shouldering an optic costs time and peripheral awareness. Aim from retention, from cover, or through a window.
Vehicles & Remote Weapon Stations
The sensor is platform-agnostic: mount it to a crew-served weapon or an RWS and put the aim vector into the operator's own field of view rather than a screen.
Ground Robotics & Uncrewed Platforms
The same orientation-fusion approach drives aim vectors for robotic platforms, giving a human supervisor an intuitive, spatial read of where a remote system is pointing.
Networked ISR & Multi-Device MR
Under the second patent, glasses, drones and sensors share one mixed-reality picture — cueing, marking and hand-off across a team from a single common overlay.
Commercial & Sporting Optics
Ranges, competition and hunting: faster acquisition, no eye-relief constraints, and an unobstructed view of the whole scene rather than a tunnel through glass.
Licensing & OEM Integration
Two issued US patents are available for licensing and joint development with optics, headset, weapons and defense-electronics manufacturers.
Where an eye-native reticle changes the fight
Field & through-the-lens
Our Solution
RedEye AR Glasses.
A firearm-agnostic sensor pairs with lightweight AR glasses to project a stable aiming reticle exactly where the barrel is pointing — inside the shooter's own field of view. No optic to shoulder. No signature to detect.
01
Eye-Native Aiming
RedEye displays a digital aiming reticle within AR glasses, superimposed over the user's natural field of view. The reticle moves in real time with head and firearm orientation to display the calibrated weapon aim vector.
02
No Emitted Targeting Aids
No scene cameras, no target-projected laser, and no dependence on GPS/GNSS or external positioning infrastructure. The architecture is designed to reduce reliance on externally detectable targeting aids.
03
Any Firearm, Any Position
The compact sensor mounts to any Picatinny or Weaver rail and moves between firearms in seconds using a repeatable weapon-profile calibration. Aim from the hip, behind cover, or from a vehicle — postures that are impossible with conventional optics.
04
Networked & Multi-Device Ready
Patent 2 extends the platform to networked multi-device systems, drone-linked sensing, and shared mixed-reality situational awareness across operators and platforms.
In the Press
Selected media coverage.
Intellectual Property
Extensive, protected IP.
Future Optek has been granted two US patents covering its technology — protecting the core AR aiming architecture through to networked, multi-device and sensor-fusion configurations.
US 11,922,586 B1 · Issued March 5, 2024
Firearm Sight Improvements Using OLED or LCoS Arrays
Projects a stable, daylight-visible reticle into the user's natural field of view via a compact AR waveguide, eliminating the need to align eye to optic. The reticle is rendered by the glasses, not a weapon-mounted optic, enabling novel aiming postures and faster target acquisition.
- Always-on reticle in the FOV — no eye-relief constraints
- No traditional zeroing ritual — alignment from system calibration
- Head-up situational awareness — FOV is not tunnelled through glass
- Covers pistol and long-gun configurations
US 12,380,657 B1 · Issued August 5, 2025
Advanced Networking, Detection and Multi-Device Data Visualisation
A framework for networking multiple devices — including MR glasses, drones and sensing platforms — to capture, fuse and visualise data directly in mixed reality. Describes a modular MR hardware architecture, multi-drone coordination for scanning and mapping, and diverse imaging and detection sensors delivering shared situational awareness across users and devices.
- Shared situational picture across operators, drones and sensors
- Modular headset supports swappable sensors, radios and compute
- Networked drone formations for 3D structure scans and recon
- Applicable across defense, public safety, robotics and guidance
Traction
Industry validated.
The technology has moved out of the workshop. Independent defense and technology press have covered it, the patent office has granted the core claims, and the prototype has been demonstrated in an operational environment — with accelerator and programme recognition behind it.
Featured by Military.com, Refresh Miami and NextGen Defense
Two issued US patents spanning AR aiming, networked sensing and multi-device visualisation
TRL-7 prototype — demonstrated in an operational environment
Applications extend beyond individual soldiers to remote weapon stations, drones and ground robots
Target markets: civilian firearm enthusiasts, law enforcement, and army & marine ground units
Winner: Cohort 14, FAU Tech Runway Accelerator · Gold Coast DefenseTech Accelerator
Origin & Team
From first principle to live fire.
Matthew Pohl — Founder & CEO
As featured on Military.com →The idea started on a beach in the Florida Keys. Matt Pohl had read about transparent AR displays and wondered whether the reticle on a real firearm could move with the native eye, in real time.
Turning that question into a fielded system has been the work of a team: engineers across inertial sensing, optics and embedded software, alongside test partners, instructors and advisors who have put the prototype through live fire. Together they have taken Future Optek from first principle to two issued US patents, a prototype validated in the field, and the traction the company holds today.
"We really succeeded in designing this in a way that makes sense for a soldier's situational awareness — prioritising what they should be focusing on."
Get in Touch
Contact
us.
For product inquiries, partnership discussions or IP licensing, reach the team through these channels.
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CEO
Matthew Pohl
Email
info@futureoptek.com
LinkedIn
Future Optek
Patent 1
US 11,922,586 B1
Patent 2
US 12,380,657 B1
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Live-Fire Prototype Video
Phone
+1 754-212-7844
Address
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