Mission Navigation Belt
The new standard for safer, more intuitive navigation
What is the Mission Navigation Belt?
The Mission Navigation Belt (MNB) is a lightweight belt that allows soldiers to feel waypoint navigation cues through haptic feedback. It keeps soldiers’ hands, eyes and ears free, allowing them to concentrate fully on their surroundings and mission.
The project is a collaboration between Elitac Wearables, the Netherlands Ministry of Defense and commercialisation partner Teijin Smart Safety.
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Mission Navigation Belt: How it works
The Mission Navigation Belt is a lightweight, ergonomic belt that is worn around the waist. It connects to existing GPS-based soldier systems and communicates navigational instructions to the wearer through tiny vibration motors.

Field-tested
The Mission Navigation Belt was tested extensively by soldiers of the Royal Netherlands Army during day and night-time scenarios, on land and high-speed watercrafts:
Project background
From original idea to First Series.
Elitac Wearables won the 2013 Dutch Defence Innovation Competition with the idea for a haptic feedback wearable that allowed soldiers to feel navigation information. This idea was developed further from Feasibility Study to a market-ready wearable in close collaboration with the Royal Netherlands Army.
The cooperation with Elitac Wearables was very fruitful. They always keep the end user in mind and are very pragmatic in their approach to solving soldiers’ problems. The Mission Navigation Belt is a good result of this.
Major Van Veen, Royal Netherlands Army
Current status
The First Series was finished and delivered to the Royal Netherlands Army in early 2020. The further commercialisation of the Mission Navigation Belt is handled by our partner Teijin Smart Safety.

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