CARLSBAD, Calif., March 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- ViaSat Inc.
(NASDAQ: VSAT) and Raytheon Canada Limited, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), are working together to
establish a repair and maintenance facility for Link 16 MIDS
military communication terminals in Canada. With a growing need for repair and
overhaul of the terminals, this new facility, located at Raytheon
Canada Limited in Calgary, will
provide an in-country resource to perform the work more quickly and
at a reduced cost to the customer.
Raytheon Canada Limited Services and Support Division will
provide engineering support, materials, services, facilities, data,
and management required for the integration, test, and delivery of
the product during an interim in-country phase of the program. The
repair and maintenance facility will continue to grow to an I-Level
facility as MIDS-LVT, Small Tactical Terminals (STT), and JTRS
radios become increasingly deployed.
"The new facility improves the ability of the Canadian DND to
keep data link assets in operation with shortened repair and
upgrade time," said Jay Kaufman, GM
of ViaSat Tactical Data Links.
The Link 16 terminals provide greater situational awareness in
combat for the Canadian Armed Forces by gathering information into
a digital view of the battlefield. The secure, high capacity, jam
resistant wireless (non-satellite) system connects users on
different platforms with both digital data and digital voice
communications.
About ViaSat (www.viasat.com)
ViaSat delivers fast, secure communications, Internet, and
network access to virtually any location for consumers,
governments, enterprises, and the military. The company offers
fixed and mobile satellite network services including
Exede® by ViaSat, which features ViaSat-1, the world's
highest capacity satellite; service to more than 2,900 mobile
platforms, including Yonder® Ku-band mobile service;
satellite broadband networking systems; and network-centric
military communication systems and cybersecurity products for the
U.S. and allied governments. ViaSat also offers communication
system design and a number of complementary products and
technologies. Based in Carlsbad,
California, ViaSat employs over 3,000 people in a number of
locations worldwide for technology development, customer service,
and network operations. Follow us on Twitter @ViaSatInc.
About Raytheon Canada Limited
Raytheon Canada Limited is a Canadian leader in high technology
solutions, engineering services, surveillance and navigation
systems including air traffic control radars, highway traffic
management systems, maritime surveillance radars and systems, and
precision optics. Headquartered in Ottawa, Raytheon Canada Limited has been in
Canada since the 1950s with
employees at locations in Alberta,
Ontario, and Nova Scotia. The company is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Raytheon Company, headquartered in Waltham, Mass., with 2013 sales of
$24
billion and 63,000 employees worldwide. For more
about Raytheon, visit us at www.raytheon.com and follow us on
Twitter @Raytheon.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are
subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of
1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking
statements include, among others, statements about repair and
maintenance services, turnaround times and costs. Readers are
cautioned that actual results could differ materially from those
expressed in any forward-looking statements. Factors that could
cause actual results to differ include: negative audits by the U.S.
government; continued turmoil in the global business environment
and economic conditions; delays in approving U.S. government
budgets and cuts in government defense expenditures; ViaSat's
reliance on U.S. government contracts, and on a small number of
contracts which account for a significant percentage of ViaSat's
revenues; changes in relationships with, or the financial condition
of, key customers or suppliers; reliance on a limited number of
third parties to manufacture and supply ViaSat's products;
increased competition and other factors affecting the
communications and defense industries generally; the effect of
adverse regulatory changes on ViaSat's ability to sell products and
services; and ViaSat's dependence on a limited number of key
employees. In addition, please refer to the risk factors contained
in ViaSat's SEC filings available at www.sec.gov, including
ViaSat's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of
the date on which they are made. ViaSat undertakes no obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason.
Exede and Yonder are registered trademarks of ViaSat Inc.
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