Viasat
VSAT
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Viasat Inc. derives substantial revenue from military contracts through its Defense and Advanced Technologies segment. In December 2024, Viasat received a sole-source $568 million IDIQ contract from the General Services Administration to support C5ISR (command, control, communications, computers, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) capabilities for U.S. defense forces, a follow-on to a 2019 award. In October 2025, Viasat was selected as one of five prime contractors for the U.S. Space Force's Protected Tactical SATCOM-Global (PTS-G) program, a $4 billion IDIQ ceiling contract to develop anti-jam military satellite communications. The defense segment's backlog reached a record $1.2 billion, up 31% year-over-year. Viasat's work spans encrypted tactical radios, satellite terminals, and cybersecurity for military networks.
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