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Turning operational insight into mission awareness

Viasat Government helps government agencies, military forces and coalition partners connect people, platforms and information to improve visibility, strengthen awareness and support informed decision-making across every stage of the mission.
Mission success begins with understanding the operational environment.

Situational awareness begins with timely, trusted information that helps mission leaders understand evolving conditions, monitor operational activity and identify emerging risks across the operational environment. As missions become more dynamic and geographically dispersed, maintaining a clear and accurate operational picture is critical to mission success.

Effective situational awareness depends on timely, trusted information that helps mission leaders understand changing conditions, monitor operational activity and identify emerging risks. As missions become more dynamic and geographically dispersed, maintaining a clear operational picture becomes increasingly important.

 

Viasat Government integrates communications, networking and mission technologies that help deliver the visibility needed to monitor assets, understand the operational environment and support faster, more informed decisions.

Why government and defense customers choose Viasat Government for situational awareness

Viasat Government helps transform mission information quickly, accurately and securely, into operational awareness that enables timely decisions and coordinated action.

Connected operational visibility

Bring together information from people, platforms and mission systems to create a more complete operational picture.

Trusted mission data

Help ensure decision-makers have timely access to the information needed to understand changing conditions.

Multi-domain awareness

Support awareness across land, air, maritime and space-enabled environments where understanding the operational picture is essential.

Mission-first integration

Every mission has different awareness requirements. We help integrate the communications, networking and mission technologies needed to support them.

Situational awareness in action

Whether tracking friendly forces, maintaining trusted positioning information or securing national borders, situational awareness depends on timely information that helps leaders understand conditions and respond with confidence.

A 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division Soldier uses the Joint Capabilities Release of Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below/Blue Force Tracking during the Army's Network Integration Evaluation 12.1. JCR provides a "bridge" to Joint Battle Command-Platform, which will bring features such as detailed touch-to-zoom maps and drag-and-drop icons as well as a new level of situational awareness for dismounted Soldiers. Photo Credit: Claire Schwerin, PEO C3T
A 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division Soldier uses the Joint Capabilities Release of Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below/Blue Force Tracking during the Army's Network Integration Evaluation 12.1. JCR provides a "bridge" to Joint Battle Command-Platform, which will bring features such as detailed touch-to-zoom maps and drag-and-drop icons as well as a new level of situational awareness for dismounted Soldiers. Photo Credit: Claire Schwerin, PEO C3T
Blue force tracking

Improve visibility of friendly forces by helping commanders and operators monitor locations, coordinate movements and maintain awareness across dynamic operational environments.

Position, Navigation & Timing

Support mission assurance with trusted positioning, navigation and timing capabilities that help personnel and systems operate with confidence when precision matters.

 A multi-national naval force, including the San Antonio class-amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19), USS Doyle (FFG-39), USCGC Mohawk (WMEC-913), the Colombian navy frigate ARC Independiente, the Dutch navy auxiliary ship HMNLS Amsterdam, and the Uruguayan navy frigate General Artigas, underway in formation
 A multi-national naval force, including the San Antonio class-amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19), USS Doyle (FFG-39), USCGC Mohawk (WMEC-913), the Colombian navy frigate ARC Independiente, the Dutch navy auxiliary ship HMNLS Amsterdam, and the Uruguayan navy frigate General Artigas, underway in formation
A section of the international border wall between San Diego, California and Tijuana, Mexico, as it travels over rolling hills.
A section of the international border wall between San Diego, California and Tijuana, Mexico, as it travels over rolling hills.
Border security

Strengthen awareness across land and maritime borders by connecting sensors, personnel and mission systems to improve monitoring, coordination and response.

Explore the capabilities behind situational awareness

Situational awareness depends on a connected foundation. Viasat Government brings together core capabilities in connectivity, security and space to help government agencies, military forces and coalition partners collect, move, protect and act on mission-critical information.

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Frequently asked questions

Situational awareness is the ability to understand operational conditions by collecting, sharing and interpreting information across people, platforms and mission systems.

Viasat Government integrates communications, networking and mission technologies that help provide the visibility needed to understand the operational environment and support informed decisions.

Blue Force Tracking helps commanders and operators monitor the location of friendly forces to improve coordination and operational awareness.

Trusted positioning, navigation and timing information helps personnel and mission systems operate with confidence while supporting mission assurance.

Situational awareness depends on resilient connectivity, trusted security and space-enabled capabilities that help collect, move, protect and use mission-critical information.

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Whether tracking friendly forces, supporting trusted positioning or improving border awareness, Viasat Government helps connect the people, platforms and information that create a clearer understanding of the mission.

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