Baltimore, MD - Mr. Daniel G. Wolf, Information Assurance Director of the National Security Agency will formally present ViaSat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) with NSA certification for multiple products at a signing ceremony at ViaSat�s Airport Square Office in Baltimore today (10/27). The certifications recognize NSA approval to pass US Government Classified Information over two ViaSat products: the KG-250 IP Network Encryptor and the MIDS LVT-1 Tactical Data Link terminal.

The KG-250, certified in early July, is in compliance with the High Assurance Internet Protocol Interoperability Specification (HAIPIS). The KG-250 is more portable and less expensive to operate than current Type-1 encryptors, and can process full duplex 100 Megabit Ethernet IP traffic. The KG-250 was certified under the National Security Agency Commercial COMSEC Endorsement Program, a program by which the NSA monitors development, performs security evaluations, and certifies Information Assurance products conceived and developed with private funding.

After a two-year qualification process ViaSat officially became a new third source MIDS supplier for the Department of the Navy by winning its first MIDS LVT-1 production contract in 2000. The Multifunction Information Distribution (MIDS) Low Volume Terminal (LVT) has been chosen internationally for digital communications, relative navigation, and identification of airborne platforms, naval ships and ground-based weapon systems. On March 29, 2002 ViaSat made its first delivery of a fully acceptance-tested MIDS LVT-1 terminal to the MIDS International Program Office. The initial terminal deliveries were provided to the F/A-18 program. This past May the company delivered its 200th MIDS LVT. To-date total ViaSat MIDS orders (including MIDS LVT-2) total approximately $222 million and nearly 750 terminals.

About ViaSat
ViaSat produces innovative satellite and other wireless communication products that enable fast, secure, and efficient communications to any location. Products include satellite ground systems, information security devices, tactical communication radios, and communication simulators. Our full line of satellite communication products includes VSAT systems for network access and infrastructure, and Ka-band satellite systems, from user terminals to large gateways for both geosynchronous and low earth orbit satellites. Along with its headquarters in Carlsbad, CA, ViaSat has divisions located in Norcross, GA, and Clarksburg, MD.

In addition the company�s wholly-owned subsidiary, US Monolithics, designs and produces monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) and modules for use in broadband communications for military and commercial applications. US Monolithics is based in Chandler, Arizona.

Safe Harbor Statement
Portions of this release, particularly statements about the capabilities or deliveries of the ViaSat KG-250 and MIDS LVT-1 could contain forward-looking statements regarding future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. ViaSat wishes to caution you that there are some factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, including but not limited to: contractual problems, regulatory issues, technologies not being developed according to anticipated schedules, or that do not perform according to expectations; and increased competition and other factors affecting the telecommunications industry generally. The Company refers you to the documents it files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the section titled Factors That May Affect Future Performance in the Company's Form 10-K, which contain and identify other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements. Stockholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. We undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements.

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