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Duksan NEXCORE to Present GNSS Research at IPNT Conference

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Duksan NEBCOARS, a company that makes special navigation and anti-jamming systems, will present satellite navigation research at the 2026 IPNT conference in Jeju. The event runs from March 3 to 7.

What happened

Duksan NEBCOARS said it will share its research on GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System, the technology behind GPS-style location) at the '2026 IPNT Conference' in Jeju. The conference is organized by the Navigation System Society. Its theme this year is 'Connecting Time and Widening Space: The Future of the K-PNT Ecosystem.' Park Gui-woo, a director at Duksan NEBCOARS, will chair two sessions: one on jamming countermeasures on March 5 and one on receivers and antennas on March 6.

Key facts

  • The conference runs from March 3 to 7, 2026, in Jeju.
  • Duksan NEBCOARS will chair sessions on March 5 and March 6.
  • The company has supplied satellite navigation receivers for Naro and Nuri rockets, launches 1 to 5 of Nuri included.
  • It also supplies anti-jamming satellite navigation solutions for defense use.

Some background

Satellite navigation helps find where things are. Radio jamming can block or confuse these signals, so anti-jamming technology is important. PNT stands for positioning, navigation and timing. K-PNT is a Korean effort to build a wider ecosystem of these technologies.

Why it matters

Reliable satellite navigation is needed for rockets, satellites and defense systems. Duksan NEBCOARS says its work on jamming defense and high-precision navigation can help build Korea's K-PNT ecosystem. Its research with Chungnam National University covers orbit prediction for low-Earth-orbit satellites and a comparison of multiple GNSS systems with SBAS (a satellite-based correction system that makes positions more accurate).

What to watch

  • The research results presented at the IPNT conference on March 5 and 6.
  • Whether the company's receiver tests on roll angle (how far a device tilts side to side) are shared in more detail.
  • New defense or space contracts that use its anti-jamming technology.

Glossary

Duksan NEBCOARS
A company that makes special navigation systems and anti-jamming solutions for satellite signals.
GNSS
Global Navigation Satellite System; a group of satellite systems that give location and timing, such as GPS.
IPNT
The name of the navigation research conference held in Jeju, organized by the Navigation System Society.
PNT
Positioning, navigation and timing; the technologies that tell where something is, how to get there, and the exact time.
SBAS
Satellite-Based Augmentation System; a system that sends correction data to make satellite positions more accurate.

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