CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc.
(NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, announced today it
was recently awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity
(IDIQ) contract worth a maximum ceiling of $90
million, to provide special warfare operators of the United
States Air Force (USAF) with Viasat's Battlefield Awareness
Targeting System—Dismounted (BATS-D) handheld Link 16 radios (also
known in the U.S. Department of Defense nomenclature as the
AN/PRC-161 radio). In addition to equipment, the IDIQ award covers
associated operator training and maintenance.
BATS-D is the world's first and only handheld Link 16 radio. It
bridges a critical gap between air and ground forces by providing
warfighters at the tactical edge with real-time, secure, reliable
access to integrated air and ground information for improved
situational awareness and enhanced close air support
communications.
"This IDIQ award demonstrates the value of the AN/PRC-161
handheld Link 16 radio for the unique mission requirements of
today's USAF operators," said Ken
Peterman, president, Government Systems, Viasat. "Today,
nearly 2,500 AN/PRC-161 BATS-D radios have been shipped to U.S.
warfighters worldwide, and we continue to see strong demand for its
use across multiple military branches, and among coalition partners
as it has the proven ability to significantly enhance situational
awareness, improve mission coordination and accelerate decision
timelines in a multi-domain battlespace."
The IDIQ contract was awarded by the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle
Management Center at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in
Ohio.
For more information about Viasat's BATS-D radio and technology,
please visit Viasat's website here.
About Viasat
Viasat is a global
communications company that believes everyone and everything in the
world can be connected. For more than 30
years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses,
governments and militaries around the world communicate. Today, the
Company is developing the ultimate global communications network to
power high-quality, secure, affordable, fast connections to impact
people's lives anywhere they are—on the ground, in the air or at
sea. To learn more about Viasat, visit: www.viasat.com,
go to Viasat's Corporate Blog, or follow the Company on
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Forward-Looking 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 statements
about the receipt of awards under the USAF IDIQ contract, and the
benefits of the Viasat BATS-D handheld Link 16 radio. Readers are
cautioned that actual results could differ materially and adversely
from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Factors
that could cause actual results to differ include: contractual
problems, product defects, manufacturing issues or delays,
regulatory issues, delays in approving U.S. government budgets and
cuts in government defense expenditures, technologies that do not
perform according to expectations, and the introduction of new
technologies and other factors affecting the communications and
defense industries generally. 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.
Copyright © 2020 Viasat, Inc. All rights reserved. Viasat, the
Viasat logo and the Viasat signal are registered trademarks of
Viasat, Inc. All other product or company names mentioned are used
for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their
respective owners.
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