ViaSat awarded $33.6M U.S. Air Force contract

Viasat was awarded a $33.6M contract including options from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory – AFRL – under the Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet program to develop and deliver Active Electronically Scanned Array – AESA – systems to enable resilient satellite communications for tactical aircraft, including rotary wing platforms. Viasat will use its commercial AESA technology, as well as its integration and radio frequency integrated circuits expertise, to develop a new phased array antenna that can support resilient communications for tactical aircraft by enabling connections across different frequencies, orbits and commercial networks.