DOD Extends ViaSat Contract for Senior Leader Aircraft In-Flight Connectivity

The Defense Information Systems Agency extended its ViaSat contract to continue to receive in-flight connectivity and broadband services on senior leader aircraft, the company said in a news release Monday. It said the contract extension is part of a noncompetitive firm-fixed price contract, which focuses on ViaSat providing broadband and connectivity services, via its global Ku- and Ka-band communications satellite network, to senior leader and VIP aircraft when in-flight. It said the contract extension has a face value of $19.3 million, with the cumulative face value of the contract being $73.2 million.