ViaSat will develop global in-flight broadband and communications services for Air Force One and other aircraft for U.S. government senior officials under a $73.2 million contract with the Defense Information Systems Agency awarded in June. Work under the contract will support the VC-25s, C-17s, C-32s, C-37s, C-40s and special air mission aircraft through ViaSat’s in-flight […] More

Boeing has ordered small tactical terminals from ViaSat for the Apache Guardian attack helicopter production line. ViaSat will produce 90 link 16 tactical terminals for the fifth and sixth lots of Apache set for production over the next two years, ViaSat said Thursday. “The AH-64E Apache award is a significant milestone for ViaSat in that […] More

Comtech will provide its suite of next-generation troposcatter systems to help enhance the U.S. Army’s beyond-line-of-site communications capabilities under a $30 million contract from Fairwinds Technologies. The award covers the provision of Comtech’s Troposcatter Family of Systems for deployment and integration into other Army communication systems to enable network connectivity in support of multi-domain operations, […] More

Comtech has booked four Very Small Aperture Terminal III satellite systems and services task order modifications from the U.S. Army to enhance the service branch’s communication system. The awards amounting to over $20 million were made under the Army’s Global Tactical Advanced Communications Systems indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the technology company said Tuesday.  According to Comtech CEO […] More

Viasat's high-speed network encryption unit has met the National Security Agency's Ethernet Data Encryptor Cryptographic Interoperability Specification standard that certifies the device's ability to secure top secret and sensitive compartmentalized information.

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Viasat has demonstrated connectivity between a U.S. Army-operated UH-60M helicopter and the company's beyond-line-of-sight satellite communications. The company said Monday its technology delivered command and control and situational awareness from a simulated tactical operations center to the helicopter and dismounted troops.

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Viasat has partnered with AeroVironment to enable flying small UAS platforms to deploy a robust, on-demand, highly-secure communications network under a contract awarded under the U.S. Army Reconfigurable Communications for Small Unmanned Systems (RCSUS) initiative, Viasat reported on Thursday. Viasat will work with AeroVironment to develop and demonstrate advanced, encrypted communications for AeroVironment's portable, hand-launched Puma AE tactical UAS. 

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Viasat has presented a satellite communications networking technology during a recent virtual event that was hosted by the U.S. Air Force's AFWERX outfit and featured presentations from 30 industry teams.

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Viasat has launched a modification kit that will help third-party satellite terminal providers access and align with a variety of government-used architectures.

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Industry executives and government officials gathered at the Satellite Innovation 2019 conference to discuss the Department of Defense’s reliance on the commercial sector for Earth observation and communications tools, Space News reported Tuesday.

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Viasat has updated its Link 16 tactical communications products to include concurrent multiple reception features designed to help radio users to simultaneously receive multiple messages.

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Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy for Inmarsat Government, cited the importance of communications to the U.S. military during a panel discussion Wednesday at the Satellite 2018 conference, National Defense reported Thursday. “There is no mission that takes place in the United States military that isn’t enabled by communication. It is the […] More