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ViaSat Wins $30 Million Netherlands MIDS Award
Carlsbad - Dec 04, 2003 ViaSat Inc. has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $30 million for Multifunctional Information Distribution System terminals from the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF). The order is for approximately 120 LVT(1) Low Volume Terminals for the RNLAF fleet of F-16 aircraft. ViaSat was awarded this competitively bid contract through a direct commercial order. This follows a previous competitive procurement by the RNLAF for the purchase of three LVT(1) terminals from ViaSat for their lead-the-fleet program. The Lead-the-fleet terminals were delivered to the RNLAF earlier this year. MIDS LVT provides secure, high capacity, jam resistant, digital data and voice communications capability for platforms deployed by the US Navy, US Air Force, US Army, and several coalition countries. "The Netherlands interoperates closely with U.S. coalition forces and is also one of the European Participating Air Forces (EPAF) who have jointly procured F-16 aircraft," said Paul Baca, vice president of Tactical Data Links at ViaSat. "We are very pleased to have been selected to fulfill their MIDS requirements. This represents our largest international order to date for MIDS terminals and affirms the value ViaSat offers to the coalition data link market." ViaSat produces innovative satellite and other wireless communication products that enable fast, easy, and efficient communications to any location. Products include network security devices, tactical data radios, and communication simulators. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links ViaSat SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express VSAT News - Suppliers, Technology And Applications
SkyTerra Announces Plans To Separate Into Two Public Companies
New York (SPX) Sep 23, 2005SkyTerra Communications announced Thursday that it plans to separate into two publicly owned companies: SkyTerra, which would solely hold SkyTerra's current stake in each of Mobile Satellite Ventures and TerreStar Networks; and a newly formed entity that would own all of SkyTerra's other assets including its managing interest in Hughes Network Systems. |
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