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2013-01-22 - Military Satcom LinkWay(S2) Satellite Modem Now Available in an Embeddable Card Set

CBM-100 maintains highest mesh MF-TDMA throughput rates in a reduced form factor

2012-12-06 - Military Satcom Phase 1 UHF Satcom Integrated Waveform Installation for UK Ministry of Defense Complete

Designed to increase efficiency and performance in UHF satcom

2012-11-12 - Military Satcom ViaSat Part of Prime Contract Valued up to $10 Billion in Support of U.S. ARMY Global Tactical Advanced Communications Systems (GTACS)

Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract sets up competition for supply of hardware, software, engineering, logistics, development, test, and support

2012-10-29 - Military Satcom $11 Million in Orders for Joint IP Modem Products and Upgrades

Performance, interoperability, and adaptability lead government to ViaSat open-standards modem architecture

2012-10-22 - Military Satcom Introducing Network-Ready Portable Satellite Terminal for Ground or Maritime Missions

Instant worldwide broadband connections through ViaSat network services

2012-09-05 - Military Satcom $4.5 Million LinkWayS2 IP Modem Orders From U.S. DoD

New software updates maintain edge in capability, flexibility, and performance for tactical networks

2012-07-19 - Military Satcom UHF Satellite Network System in Australia

$35 million award includes new Integrated Waveform for more efficient use of satellite capacity

2012-07-11 - Military Satcom Antennas and Modems Selected by Selex for NATO Communications

X-band systems and MD-1366 EBEM planned for European network upgrades

2011-10-17 - Military Satcom U.S. DoD Study Contract To Assess Bandwidth Cost Reduction Methods

Carlsbad, Calif. – ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), the first-mover in high-capacity satellites, has received a contract from the U.S. Department of Defense for its current study of commercial communication satellite (COCOMSAT) systems.

2011-03-18 - Military Satcom $71 Million in Follow-on Delivery Orders for BFT-2

Orders enable accelerated production and field testing of BFT-2 in 2011

2010-12-21 - Military Satcom ViaSat Receives $13.8 Million Follow-on Delivery Orders for BFT-2

Orders affirm government desire to transition to enhanced BFT-2 systems as quickly as possible

2010-12-13 - Military Satcom JPEO JTRS and ViaSat Successfully Demonstrate SATCOM Interconnect to JTRS Network

Carlsbad, Calif. – The Joint Program Executive Office (JPEO) for the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) and ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) have successfully demonstrated the ability to integrate commercial mobile SATCOM networks with JTRS networks.

2010-11-01 - Military Satcom Successful Demonstration of Mesh Satcom COTM Over Ka-band On Optus C1

First Ka-band COTM networking using LinkWay^S2 modems

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2010-10-29 - Military Satcom ViaSat Sets New 4 Mbps Return Link Standard For Ku-band ISR Satcom

Aircraft modem swap is all it takes to upgrade to higher rates for airborne ISR

2010-10-08 - Military Satcom UHF DAMA Network Control Stations for NATO

Sets stage for future Integrated Waveform (IW) upgrades for NATO and other international UHF satcom customers

2010-09-16 - Military Satcom Release v9.2 LinkWayS2 Software Adds Communications-on-the-Move and Network Control Options

LinkWay_S2 continues to set standard of performance for government mesh networks

2010-07-21 - Military Satcom ViaSat Selected by U.S. Army to Supply Next Generation Blue Force Tracking

BFT transitions to open IP network with faster access and increased efficiency

2010-07-19 - Military Satcom ViaSat Fielding the Highest Performance Airborne ISR Satcom Network for the DoD

Over 100 military aircraft flying 30 missions daily using ViaSat high-speed mobile network

2010-02-04 - Military Satcom Award Continues Widespread Adoption of MD-1366 EBEM Modems Featuring Open-Standard FDMA Waveform

Follow on contract includes Ethernet switch baseband interface for interoperability

2010-02-03 - Military Satcom Follow-on Contract Continues LinkWayS2 Broadband Modem Adoption as U.S. Government Standard for Tactical Satcom

LinkWay_S2 adds TRANSEC to capability and flexibility for U.S. Army and USMC tactical IP networks

2009-11-16 - Military Satcom Introducing New DoD-Standard IP Baseband Interface for MD-1366 Enhanced Bandwidth Efficient Modem

ESEM interface development program for the MD-1366 EBEM now complete and DoD-approved for pending release of MIL-STD-188-165B and STANAG 4486 ed. 3 standards

2009-05-26 - Military Satcom ViaSat Wins Approval for First Inmarsat Terminal with U.S. Government Type 1 IP Encryption

ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq:VSAT) has received certification from the National Security Agency (NSA) for the ruggedized AN/PSC-14(C) Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) integrated manpack terminal.

2009-03-17 - Military Satcom Initial Production Order from U.S. Army for Next Generation Blue Force Tracking Terminals

U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps will use terminals to accelerate operational testing

2009-01-28 - Military Satcom ViaSat Supports U.S. Army in Advanced Blue Force Tracking Aviation Performance Demonstration

Demo shows high-speed data delivery with high-speed Blackhawk helicopter flight dynamics

2009-01-12 - Military Satcom Contract Will Add GBS Terminal Operation to Joint IP Modem (JIPM)

Carlsbad, CA – ViaSat Inc. has received a contract modification from the U.S. Army, via contract prime Globecomm Systems Inc., to modify the Joint Internet Protocol Modem to enable it to operate as the network-centric modem for the Global Broadcast Service.