California-based Viasat has received a $325-million contract to support the US Special Operations Command’s (SOCOM) networking and communication capabilities.
The five-year agreement builds on a $350-million contract signed in 2017.
Under the deal, Viasat will continue to provide SOCOM with mission equipment and related services supporting information, cybersecurity, tactical satellite communications, terrestrial networking, and associated management architectures.
“This contract award reaffirms Viasat’s deep commitment and partnership with the SOCOM community to understand and address the capability needs of forces for the most complex missions,” Viasat Government Systems President Craig Miller said.
“Networking and communications needs across the modern battlespace are continually evolving and we’re excited to help SOCOM maintain the advantage with solutions that deliver the performance, flexibility and resilience Special Operations Forces require to successfully operate independently and interoperate effectively with joint forces.”
Sustaining Improvements in SOCOM
According to Viasat, the contract enables new concepts of operation and adoption of the latest capabilities.
SOCOM will maintain its tactical technologies and dynamic mission requirements through the program.
“While we are fully committed to winning the current fight, we are simultaneously working to prepare for the conflicts of tomorrow. We are always searching for improvements and relentlessly pursuing our next advantage,” SOCOM Commander Gen. Raymond Thomas III stated about the first contract award.