ViaSat has received National Security Agency certification for two encryption platforms the company designed to secure communications networks. The broadband services and technology provider said Wednesday its NSA-certified KG-250XS and IPS-250X encryptors are now available for purchase by government agencies. Jerry Goodwin, chief operating officer of the government systems division at ViaSat, said the certification supports the company’s efforts to grow its cyber […] More

ViaSat will develop global in-flight broadband and communications services for Air Force One and other aircraft for U.S. government senior officials under a $73.2 million contract with the Defense Information Systems Agency awarded in June. Work under the contract will support the VC-25s, C-17s, C-32s, C-37s, C-40s and special air mission aircraft through ViaSat’s in-flight […] More

ViaSat, a global broadband services and technology company, and mainframe-dedicated software provider Compuware  have joined CompTIA‘s Space Enterprise Council and State and Local Government and Education Council respectively. CompTIA said Monday that the two companies are the newest members of its Public Sector Councils. Peter Kaminskas, CompTIA member relations vice president, said Compuware’s experience working with local […] More

The U.S. Navy has awarded ViaSat a potential 10-year, $48 million contract to supply hardware and software for the Joint Ultra-High Frequency Military Satellite Communications Network Integrated Control System. ViaSat provide engineering, technical services and ancillary hardware and software technologies to the UHF SATCOM’s channel controllers and user terminals under the contract, the Defense Department said Thursday. The contract contains a […] More

ViaSat has reached the 500-unit production milestone for its KOR-24A small tactical terminal under a rate that works to roll out more than 20 terminals per month. The company said Monday STT two-channel radios have worked to provide direct Link 16 network interoperability for U.S. and international military users through more than 1,000,000 operational flight hours. “We produced and delivered over 210 STTs to customers over […] More

ViaSat has been selected to provide a small tactical terminal to the Canadian air force for use in the service’s long-range patrol aircraft CP-140 Aurora. The broadband services and technology firm will work with General Dynamics’ mission systems business unit to manufacture the two-channel, software-defined KOR-24A terminal for the customer, ViaSat said Wednesday. The company […] More

ViaSat has helped the U.S. Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory assess and implement a cybersecurity testbed for the lab’s distribution grid management system. The company said Tuesday NREL built the DRM testbed to mimic various electric power networks and use cases related to distributed energy sources. “Individual energy utilities can use the empirically validated cybersecurity specifications developed […] More

Boeing has ordered small tactical terminals from ViaSat for the Apache Guardian attack helicopter production line. ViaSat will produce 90 link 16 tactical terminals for the fifth and sixth lots of Apache set for production over the next two years, ViaSat said Thursday. “The AH-64E Apache award is a significant milestone for ViaSat in that […] More

ViaSat has received a potential five-year, $13 million contract to provide manufacturing and engineering support for the U.S. Air Force’s Mini Crypto program. Mini Crypto is a small cryptographic module that works to safeguard data in various communication devices and allow such devices to authenticate other communication tools, the Defense Department said Monday. The Air […] More

Northrop Grumman, ViaSat and Optus have partnered to offer a technology for Australian armed forces to leverage a wideband global satellite communications network. The alliance proposed to give the Australian military access to the Satcom Operations and Planning Element, a Northrop-built network management system designed to integrate with WGS, Northrop said Monday. Ian Irving, chief […] More

ViaSat Inc. has received a National Security Agency certification for the company’s chip-based security system. The KOV-55 security-system-on-a-chip is designed to secure voice and data up to the top secret level for multifunctional information distribution system low-volume terminals that operate over a Link 16 network, ViaSat said Monday. “ViaSat’s programmable security-system-on-a-chip delivers more than just a […] More

Harris Corp. and ViaSat will increase production of the Small Tactical Terminal for U.S. soldiers under a one-year, $10 million follow-on contract, bringing the total deal value to at least $25 million since the original award in 2010. Harris said Monday it co-developed the product with ViaSat to provide soldiers access to tactical communications using a compact and […] More