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Viasat Rolls Out NSA-Certified Handheld Radio Configuration; Andy Kessler Quoted

Viasat has unveiled a new configuration for its handheld Link 16 radio product designed to help military users communicate during ground or air missions. The National Security Agency cleared the updated AN/PRC-161 Battlefield Awareness and Targeting System ““ Dismounted radio technology to support communications of U.S. general purpose forces, coalition troops and members of the “five eyes“ international consortium, the company said Wednesday.

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by Matthew Nelson October 9, 2020, 12:18 am
in Contract Awards, News

Viasat to Provide USAF Radios for Link-16 Comms

Viasat has received a five-year contract to provide the U.S. Air Force with handheld radios designed to accommodate Link 16 communications, National Defense Magazine reported Wednesday.

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by Nichols Martin February 27, 2020, 9:27 am
in News, Products & Service

Viasat Gets NSA OK for Handheld Link 16 Radio Tech; Ken Peterman Quoted

The National Security Agency has approved Viasat‘s handheld Link 16 radio technology for deployment to military customers from the “Five Eyes” alliance composed of U.S, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and U.K. ViaSat said Wednesday it designed the Battlefield Awareness and Targeting System-Dismounted device to help air and ground forces communicate with one another and increase their situational awareness. Ken Peterman, president of […] More

by Monica Jackson August 23, 2018, 7:53 am
in News, Products & Service

Report: DARPA Plans ViaSat Radio Purchase for Tactical Undersea Network Architectures Program

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced Wednesday plans for a sole-source purchase of a handheld Link 16 radio terminal from ViaSat in support of the agency’s Tactical Undersea Network Architectures program, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Thursday. ViaSat’s Battlefield Awareness & Targeting System-Dismounted AN/PRC-161 will be part of the second phase of DARPA’s TUNA program […] More

by Joanna Crews April 6, 2018, 7:30 am
in News, Products & Service

Viasat Link 16 Handheld Radio Gets NSA Certification

ViaSat‘s handheld Link 16 radio has obtained the National Security Agency‘s Type 1 security certification to process classified information. The Viasat Battlefield Awareness and Targeting System ““ Dismounted radio works to provide direct access to a line of sight tactical datalink network for aircraft, ships and ground forces, the company said Monday. BATS-D is designed to facilitate digital […] More

by Ramona Adams December 6, 2017, 9:33 am

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