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Toggle Summary Viasat Contracted to Deliver the World's First Link 16-Capable Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Spacecraft
Pilot Program Awarded by the U.S. Air Force for Advanced Spacecraft Design and Development, Next-Generation Tactical Datalinks and Cybersecurity CARLSBAD, Calif. , May 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --  Viasat Inc.  (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, announced today it has been awarded a
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Toggle Summary ViaSat Continues to Improve Network Defense With HAIPE® IS Version 3.1 NSA Certification
Development incorporates remote, automated key distribution to keep soldiers out of harm's way
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Toggle Summary Viasat Confirms ViaSat-3 Americas Satellite is Scheduled to Launch on April 18, 2023
CARLSBAD, Calif. , April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, today confirmed the scheduled launch date for the ViaSat -3 Americas satellite is April 18, 2023 during an approximately one-hour long launch window opening at 7:29pm EDT .
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Toggle Summary ViaSat Confirms the ViaSat-2 Satellite is Scheduled to Launch on June 1, 2017
CARLSBAD, Calif. , April 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --  ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global broadband services and technology company, today confirmed the scheduled launch date for the ViaSat -2 satellite is June 1, 2017 . The ViaSat -2 satellite will launch aboard an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA launch
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Toggle Summary Viasat Completes Sale of Link 16 Tactical Data Links Business to L3Harris Technologies for $1.96 Billion
CARLSBAD, Calif. , Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, completed the sale of its Link 16 Tactical Data Links (TDL) business to L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) for approximately $1.96 billion in cash.
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Toggle Summary Viasat Completes Major Milestone with Second ViaSat-3 Satellite Payload
Payload Delivered to Boeing to Prepare for Broadband Service to EMEA Region CARLSBAD, Calif. , July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc.  (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, announced delivery of the second ViaSat-3 payload module to Boeing's El Segundo, CA facility where
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Toggle Summary Viasat Completes Brazilian Residential Internet Service Roll-Out--Now Covers 100% of the Country; Offers New Premium Satellite Internet Service Plan with Highest Speed and Data
Viasat is the First Satellite Internet Service Provider to Cover the Entire Country of Brazil with High-Quality Internet; Launches the Viasat 30Mega Plan with 30Mbps Speeds and 160GB Monthly Data Allowance SAO PAULO , Oct. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --  Viasat Inc.
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Toggle Summary ViaSat Completes Acquisition of WildBlue Communications
CARLSBAD, Calif., Dec 15, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT), a producer of innovative satellite and other wireless communication systems, has completed the previously announced acquisition of privately-held WildBlue Communications Inc., the premier Ka-band satellite broadband
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Toggle Summary Viasat Completes Acquisition of RigNet
CARLSBAD, Calif. , April 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, today announced it has completed its previously announced acquisition of RigNet, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNET). RigNet's stockholders approved the transaction on April 21, 2021 .
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Toggle Summary Viasat Completes Acquisition of Remaining Stake in its European Broadband Joint Venture, Inclusive of the KA-SAT Satellite and Ground Assets
CARLSBAD, Calif. , April 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, today announced it completed the purchase of Euro Broadband Infrastructure Sàrl ("EBI"), the wholesale broadband services business created as part of Viasat's former partnering
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