Real-time C2 + situational awareness for US military

Next-generation SA in ground vehicles for real-time PLI

Aviation: separate antenna + modem for better aerodynamics

Faster PLI refresh in seconds instead of minutes

Powering Next-Gen BFT2 for US Army and USMC

Dramatic improvements in capacity, efficiency, and accuracy for instant PLI refresh and communications across the battlefield

Real-Time Situational Awareness and C2

Instant, accurate friend-or-foe position mapping and comms to help mobile warfighters make split-second life-or-death decisions and mission maneuvers in the fog of war

Now Fielding on Ground Vehicles and Aircraft

Proven performance and reliability with satellite transceivers for ground vehicles and rotor/fixed-wing aircraft

Secure Connectivity for Protected Communications

Embedded, NIST-certified FIPS-140-2 Level 2 AES-256 link-layer encryption ensures secure satellite connectivity to protect sensitive communications

Blue Force Tracking 2

Real-Time Situational Awareness with BFT2

By upgrading the US Army and Marine Corps Blue Force Tracking network, Viasat brings real-time situational awareness and better networking capabilities to the warfighter with BFT2. The next-generation Blue Force Tracking 2 network and transceivers provide dramatic improvements in situational awareness through faster Position Location Information (PLI) refresh rates and timely Command & Control (C2) communications across the battlefield compared to the legacy system. This BFT2 system delivers improved network efficiency and reduces the Department of Defense total operational expenditure for the specified capability. The US Army began fielding of BFT2 in April 2012.

The next-generation BFT2 system offers more accuracy and capacity than the original system, providing real-time location updates, instant messaging, and IP-capable networking to mobile air and ground platforms. We supply the BFT2 network with air and ground transceivers, satellite ground stations, and network control centers, as well as satellite and terrestrial communications services. With BFT2, network users around the world can achieve real-time position accuracy by operating through a Ground Vehicular Transceiver or Aviation Transceiver globally. The average round-trip message latency through the network has been demonstrated and proven to be less than two seconds.

Viasat provides the following equipment and services in the new BFT2:

Small BFT2 satellite terminals for a variety of ground vehicles and rotor/fixed wing aircraft
Hub equipment for high-speed two-way access to ground and airborne terminals
FIPS 140-2 Level 2 data link security to protect from adversarial traffic analysis and data probing
Network Operations Center (NOC) equipment for overall network monitoring and control
Backbone network to connect all FBCB2 NOCs into a single network for worldwide interoperability
Integration with fielded and future FBCB2 software versions
Engineering services in support of the BFT2 network