Carlsbad, CA - ViaSat Inc. has appointed John P. Stenbit to the ViaSat Board of Directors. Mr. Stenbit is nationally recognized for his expertise in developing crucial defense information systems, leading Defense Transformation initiatives at the Department of Defense (DoD), and applying systems engineering to solve complex problems at large organizations. Mr. Stenbit will stand for election to the ViaSat Board of Directors at the Company's 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The ViaSat board now totals six members, five of whom are independent directors.

Mr. Stenbit was appointed Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) on August 7, 2001, then became Assistant Secretary of Defense of the C3I successor organization, Networks and Information Integration/Department of Defense Chief Information Officer. He has led the transition to information-centric warfare including creating information systems to support intelligence and operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Mr. Stenbit initiated the Counter-Intelligence Field Activity to allow DoD to interface with multiple agencies to share information needed to pursue terrorists in the United States and abroad. Additionally, he developed a new Information Assurance architecture to support an Internet system to enhance Network-Centric Warfare. Mr. Stenbit represented the United States at NATO on issues relating to communications and information assurance.

For more than three decades, Mr. Stenbit held various management positions at TRW Inc., a diversified company that provided high technology products to the space, defense, information systems, and automotive markets. During his tenure as executive vice president, he successfully secured investments for the execution of a breakthrough technology in broadband wireless communications.

"We are honored to have John Stenbit join ViaSat�s board of directors. With a distinguished career serving at the highest levels of DoD and industry, he brings us invaluable and unique insight and perspective on the opportunities to identify, develop and apply our satellite networking, information assurance, and data link technologies," said Mark Dankberg, chairman and CEO of ViaSat.

John Stenbit holds a B.S. degree in engineering and an M.S. degree in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology. He has chaired the Science and Technology Advisory Panel to the Director of Central Intelligence, and served as member of the Science Advisory Group to the directors of Naval Intelligence and the Defense Communications Agency. He also chaired the Research, Engineering and Development Advisory Committee for the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. He has served on the Navy Studies Board, and the National Research Council Manufacturing Board. Mr. Stenbit serves on the Defense Science Board, the NSA Advisory Board, the NRO Technical Advisory Group, and the Stratcom Science Advisory Group. He is a Fulbright Fellow and recipient of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service. In 1999, Mr. Stenbit was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering.

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. 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.

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