Pretoria-based electronics company Etion Create, a division of South African industrial company Reunert Applied Electronics Holdings, showcased its latest compact vehicle navigation system at the IDEX 2025 exhibition in the United Arab Emirates.

According to Etion Create executive manager business development Tobie van Loggerenberg, the latest CheetahNAV Compact navigation system was designed for compactness and space-efficiency, allowing it to be integrated into a range of vehicle platforms.

Advanced display technologies ensure that the display delivers high quality readability and clarity, despite its reduced size. In addition to route planning functionality, the system utilises real-time moving map technology that provides the driver and crew members with continuous accurate situational awareness information.

The system provides dead-reckoning horizontal position accuracy of 0.2% of distance travelled in a global navigation satellite system, or GNSS, denied situation, which is equivalent to the accuracy provided by the larger CheetahNAV version.

“This translates, by way of example, to accuracy of just 200 m over a distance of 100 km,” Van Loggerenberg explained. “It can integrate with any number of different inertial navigation systems (INS) and can be aligned with any of the satellite navigation constellations.”

The CheetahNAV Compact makes use of an advanced INS, comprising several aids, to provide accurate position, velocity, heading, and pitch and roll of the platform. The tactical grade integral inertial measurement unit is employed to ensure jamming-free operation.

The company says both the CheetahNAV and its compact variant are made for tough operational conditions and are designed and tested to withstand harsh environments.

“For the benefit of our customers, we provide different language packs, as in this instance Arabic for the Middle East,” Van Loggerenberg affirmed. “Importantly, our customers can rest assured that Etion Create products are non-international traffic in arms regulations, or ITAR, controlled.”