Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Market Report 2026

The assured positioning, navigation, and timing (pnt) market size has grown exponentially in recent years. It will grow from $1.35 billion in 2025 to $1.74 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 28.9%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to increasing reliance on gnss receiver systems for military and commercial navigation applications, rising incidents of gps signal interference driving demand for resilient pnt solutions, advancements in inertial navigation systems enhancing positioning accuracy in gps-denied environments, expansion of manufacturer-provided training, consultation, and warranty-period support services, historical growth in signal processing technologies improving integrity and authentication of navigation data.

The assured positioning, navigation, and timing (pnt) market size is expected to see exponential growth in the next few years. It will grow to $4.83 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 29.1%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to growing adoption of multi-source pnt architectures integrating gnss, inertial sensors, and alternative signals, increasing investment in secure and encrypted navigation solutions to counter spoofing and jamming threats, rising demand for precise timing solutions across defense, telecommunications, and critical infrastructure sectors, expanding deployment of assured pnt systems in autonomous vehicles and unmanned platforms, expected growth in comprehensive lifecycle service offerings including continuous monitoring, upgrades, and cybersecurity integration for pnt systems. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of resilient gnss-independent navigation solutions, growing demand for high-precision atomic clock systems, rising use of multi-sensor fusion for assured pnt performance, expansion of secure navigation technologies for critical defense missions, increased investment in interference- and spoofing-resistant pnt systems.

The high adoption of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and autonomous vehicles is expected to drive the growth of the assured PNT market. Autonomous vehicles, also known as self-driving or driverless vehicles, are equipped with advanced technologies that enable them to navigate, operate, and make decisions without direct human involvement. APNT systems deliver precise positioning and navigation data, enabling UAVs to operate accurately and safely, particularly in complex or GPS-denied environments. For instance, in May 2024, according to the International Trade Administration, a US-based government agency, VUL (Association of Unmanned Aviation) projected a 40% increase in the global number of commercially used drones between 2022 and 2030. Therefore, the high adoption of unmanned aerial vehicles and autonomous vehicles is fueling the growth of the assured PNT market.

Major companies in the Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) market are focusing on developing innovations, such as high-precision timing solutions that provide accuracy of less than 5 nanoseconds. High-precision timing involves technologies and methods that ensure highly accurate, synchronized time across different systems and devices, often down to the nanosecond or even picosecond level. For example, in May 2024, Viavi Solutions Inc., a US-based communications equipment company, introduced the SecurePNT™ 6200 with SecureTimeSM services, marketed as the most comprehensive solution in the industry. This new offering provides resilient positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) for critical infrastructure with strong anti-spoofing, authentication, and encryption capabilities. By integrating signals from GEO, LEO, and MEO constellations, the system ensures timing accuracy below 5 nanoseconds, traceable to UTC/NIST standards. Additionally, its µTranscoder technology facilitates seamless integration with legacy GPS/GNSS systems, boosting resilience without requiring significant hardware upgrades.

In March 2025, Hexagon AB, a Sweden-based digital reality solutions company, acquired Septentrio for an undisclosed amount. Through this acquisition, Hexagon aims to strengthen its autonomous navigation and positioning portfolio by integrating Septentrio’s high-precision GNSS technology to enhance its ability to deliver resilient Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) solutions. Septentrio is a Belgium-based manufacturing company that produces high-accuracy GPS/GNSS receivers for autonomous systems and critical applications.

Major companies operating in the assured positioning, navigation, and timing (pnt) market are Northrop Grumman Corporation, Honeywell International Inc., BAE Systems plc, Collins Aerospace, Thales Group, L3Harris Technologies Inc., RTX Corporation, Leidos, Leica Geosystems AG, Hexagon AB, IAI Groups, Garmin Ltd., Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Topcon Positioning Systems, Advanced Navigation, Aevex Aerospace, Bliley Technologies Inc., Spirent Communications, KVH Industries, Inc., Swift Navigation, Septentrio N.V., SBG Systems, Tallysman Wireless Inc., Tersus GNSS Inc., Hemisphere GNSS.

North America was the largest region in the Assured Positioning, Navigation, and timing (PNT) market in 2025. The regions covered in the assured positioning, navigation, and timing (pnt) market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.

Note that the outlook for this market is being affected by rapid changes in trade relations and tariffs globally. The report will be updated prior to delivery to reflect the latest status, including revised forecasts and quantified impact analysis. The report’s Recommendations and Conclusions sections will be updated to give strategies for entities dealing with the fast-moving international environment.

Tariffs on semiconductor components, inertial sensors, timing modules, and radio-frequency equipment have raised production costs for assured PNT systems and slowed deployment in defense and homeland security applications. Components such as atomic clocks, GNSS receivers, antennas, and IMUs are most affected, particularly across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific supply chains. However, tariffs have also encouraged domestic manufacturing of precision timing and navigation technologies, fostering local innovation and reducing long-term dependence on foreign suppliers.

The main components of assured positioning, navigation, and timing are atomic clocks, antennas, transponders, sensors, power amplifiers, receivers, and others. Atomic clocks refer to highly accurate timekeeping devices that use the vibrations of atoms as a standard to measure time. It can be used in air, land, and naval platforms by defense and homeland security end users.

Assured positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) refers to technologies and systems that ensure reliable and accurate positioning, navigation, and timing information, especially in challenging environments where traditional global positioning system (GPS) signals may be unreliable or unavailable. These solutions enhance the resilience and security of critical operations in fields such as defense, transportation, and infrastructure.

The main components of assured positioning, navigation, and timing are atomic clocks, antennas, transponders, sensors, power amplifiers, receivers, and others. Atomic clocks refer to highly accurate timekeeping devices that use the vibrations of atoms as a standard to measure time. It can be used in air, land, and naval platforms by defense and homeland security end users.

The countries covered in the assured positioning, navigation, and timing (pnt) market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The assured positioning, navigation, and timing market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as positioning services, navigation services, timing services, signal integrity and authentication, training and consultation, security solutions. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The assured positioning, navigation, and timing market includes of sales of navigation satellite systems (GNSS) receiver system, inertial navigation systems, signal processing equipment. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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