ViaSat, Airbus deliver secure broadband SATCOM for C295 MSA aircraft

Viasat (VSAT) announced that it has integrated a secure, flexible broadband Ku- and Ka-band airborne technology onto the Airbus (EADSY) C295 MSA aircraft for the Irish Air Corps, a division of the Irish Defence Forces focused on the Military Air Defence of Ireland airspace and supporting United Nations peacekeeping operations. Viasat and Airbus collaborated to integrate Viasat’s flexible dual-band broadband terminal, the GAT-5530, on the C295 MSA aircraft to provide enhanced capability to this multi-purpose military airborne platform. Airbus completed delivery of two C295 MSA aircraft to the Irish Defence Forces earlier this year.