ViaSat Receives $33.3 Million DOD Anti-Jamming Contract

ViaSat got a $33.3 million contract from the Defense Department's Space and Missile Systems Center for the Protected Tactical Service Field Demonstration, which will demonstrate the ability to provide wideband anti-jam communications to tactical users of both government and commercial satellites. In a news release Monday, the company said the program includes development of a protected tactical waveform modem and an embedded cryptographic unit. The work is expected to be done by Sept. 30, 2020.