Carlsbad, CA - ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq:VSAT) has won a 2005 AFCEA International Golden Link Award for its AltaSec� KG-250 Type 1 network encryptor. The Golden Link Awards program recognizes excellent technology innovations that respond to pressing needs of government agencies. This year the award recognizes government/industry partnerships in support of the TechNet International 2005 theme: "Network Centric Operations: Balancing Speed and Agility with Security.� The award will be presented Tuesday, May 17 during TechNet International 2005 at the Washington DC Convention Center. ViaSat will also be featured in the TechNet Solutions Showcase.

The nominating program, the Global Broadcast Service (GBS), provides high-capacity, one-way transmission of video, imagery, and other large data files in support of joint military forces through GBS receiving equipment, which features a small satellite dish, a portable computer, an encryption device, and other receiver components. In its nomination, the GBS cited the product�s ability to help the GBS make a transition from Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) to IP architecture to increase war fighter capabilities and take advantage of smaller, more mobile COTS equipment. An excerpt from the nomination follows:
�The program needed to find a lightweight encryption solution that could simultaneously complete the NSA Type 1 Certification, comply with HAIPIS requirements, process IP multicast traffic, and be fully programmable to meet cryptographic modernization and network centricity goals� The KG-250 enabled GBS Receive Suites to meet overall size and weight objectives to provide remote end-users more mobility, and enabled higher throughput capability in the equivalent space for predecessor encryptors�
�The ability to send classified data and video products using multicast was essential for GBS because bandwidth over the satellite could be used more efficiently. The HAIPIS did not outline multicast requirements in great detail because the majority of the DoD does not use IP multicast in its networks as extensively as GBS. Even though adding additional multicast capacity and functionality meant adding more risk to an aggressive certification schedule, ViaSat immediately demonstrated resource commitment and an active involvement to meet GBS program needs. The additional multicast functionality incorporated by ViaSat has shown to be a fundamental enhancement to the IP broadcast. The KG-250 has demonstrated IP multicast traffic throughput beyond GBS requirements, and the additional throughput will allow GBS to utilize the full bandwidth capacity of new satellites like the Wideband Gap-filler Satellite (WGS)��

The NSA-certified KG-250 is the first product in ViaSat�s new line of AltaSec security products that feature full compliance with the High Assurance Internet Protocol Interoperability Specification (HAIPIS). In addition the encryptor also embodies the first implementation of the ViaSat Programmable, Scalable Information Assurance Model (PSIAM). The PSIAM is an information security technology foundation intended to meet the challenges of the NSA Crypto Modernization initiative, and other transformation initiatives, by virtue of its re-programmability and suitability for high-speed networking.

About AFCEA (Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association) (www.afcea.org)
AFCEA is a non-profit international association that serves as a bridge between government requirements and industry capabilities in the fields of information technology, communications, and intelligence. The association is dedicated to supporting global security by providing an ethical environment that encourages a close cooperative relationship among civil government agencies, the military, and industry.

About ViaSat (www.viasat.com)
ViaSat produces innovative satellite and other wireless communication products that enable fast, secure, and efficient communications to any location. Products include network security devices, tactical data radios, and communication simulators. ViaSat also has a full line of VSAT products for data and voice applications, and is a market leader in Ka-band satellite systems, from user terminals to gateways. ViaSat has locations in Carlsbad, CA, and Norcross, GA, along with its Comsat Laboratories division in Clarksburg, MD. Additional field offices are located in Boston, MA, Linthicum, MD, Washington DC, Australia, Italy, China, and India.

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. USM is based in Chandler, Arizona.

Safe Harbor Statement
Portions of this release, particularly statements about the performance and capabilities of the KG-250, may 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 from historical results or from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: ViaSat�s ability to perform under existing contracts and obtain additional contracts, ViaSat�s ability to develop new products that gain market acceptance, changes in product supply, pricing and customer demand, changes in relationships with, or the financial condition of, key customers or suppliers, changes in government regulations, changes in economic conditions globally and in the communications markets in particular, increased competition, potential product liability, infringement and other claims, and other factors affecting the communications industry generally. ViaSat 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 ViaSat�s Form 10-Ks and subsequent Form 10-Qs. These documents 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.

Comsat Labs and Comsat Laboratories are tradenames of ViaSat, Inc. Neither Comsat Labs nor Comsat Laboratories is affiliated with COMSAT Corporation. �Comsat� is a registered trademark of COMSAT Corporation.

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