We provide agile, net-centric IP satellite communication systems to help tactical warfighters and first responders access and share trusted information from any location to make better decisions faster. Defense and homeland security organizations count on ViaSat for satcom products and capabilities at many frequency bands.

• UHF satcom
• Portable terminals - BGAN
• Comm on-the-move (COTM) – mobile broadband
• High-speed modems
• Deployable/transportable (flyaway) terminals
• Blue Force Tracking worldwide messaging terminal

Communications On-the-Move - Mobile Satcom
Our Mobile Satcom system uses ViaSat ArcLight® technology to provide affordable, 2-way, always-on, broadband access via satellite – at speeds that match cable or DSL – to ground, airborne, and maritime platforms while in motion.

Mobile Satcom Systems Overview

VMT-1200 Ground Terminal
VMT-1200SFP Small Footprint Ground Terminal
VMT-1200HE Helicopter Mount Terminal
VMT-1200HM C-130 Hatch-Mount Terminal

Portable terminals
Designed to fit in a rucksack for tactical military satellite communications, the ViaSat AN/PSC-14 Inmarsat BGAN Integrated Manpack Terminal combines beyond-line-of-sight secure IP and legacy voice and data communications with up to 492 kbit/s data rate in a form factor that is ruggedized, man-portable, and vehicle-mountable.

AN/PSC-14 BGAN Integrated Terminal

Transportable/Quick-deploy terminals
Deploy broadband network-centric satcom to any location in less than ten minutes with the ViaSat IP Satcom Flyaway Terminal. The flyaway delivers two-way, deployable, secure IP (military infosec) over existing C-, Ku-, or Ka-band transponders.

Flyaway Terminal 

High-speed modems
The MD-1366 EBEM - certified to MIL-STD-188-165B - defines a new standard for high-speed military satellite communications and uses military and commercial satellites at X-, C-, Ku-, and Ka-band frequencies. Our LinkWayS2 hubless MF-TDMA VSAT system enables you to cost-effectively integrate a variety of applications into a single platform in any network topology – mesh, star, or hybrid.

MD-1366 EBEM
LinkWayS2/MIL VSAT System

UHF satcom
Many use the phrase, but we truly are the world leader in DoD UHF mobile satellite communication systems, providing user terminals as well as network gateways, infrastructure, and training systems to the U.S. and allied military forces.