Lot 9 Order Awarded For MIDS Terminals

ViaSat, Carlsbad, Calif., was awarded a delivery order from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) valued at $52 million for Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) terminals. The Lot 9 order includes LVT(1) airborne and LVT(2) ground-based Low Volume terminals. LVT(1) terminal variants and spares will be provided for E-2D, F/A-18, E/A-18G, EA-6B, and F-16 fixed-wing aircraft and MH-60R/S and CH-53K helicopters. LVT(1) terminals also will be provided for Portuguese and Turkish F-16s.
Delivery of Lot 9 units is expected to begin in May 2009 and continue through the first quarter of ViaSat’s fiscal year 2011. “This award underscores our position as a leader in supplying Link 16 equipment to the U.S. government and reasserts our lead in ground systems, the fastest growing segment of the MIDS market,” said Jay Kaufman, MIDS LVT program director with ViaSat.