Viasat Inc. Ramps-Up Production on its Link 16 Next-Generation Tactical Data Links Radios to Meet Near-Term U.S. and International Defense Requirements
January 26, 2021 at 08:00 am
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Viasat Inc. announced that it increased production run rates to over 200 Non-Developmental Item (NDI) Link 16 Next-Generation Tactical Data Links radios per month to meet current interest and pending orders from U.S. and international defense customers. Specifically, the company is seeing surge interest in its Battlefield Awareness Targeting System-Embedded (BATS-E) Link 16 radios, which provide network connectivity and access for a variety of unmanned platforms to view, relay and share situational awareness data for more accurate tracking, identification and engagement. The company is on track to build 25 BATS-E radios per month to meet near-term demand from U.S. and global military forces—with an ability to go significantly higher if demand requires. The company's other NDI Link 16 radios, the AN/PRC-161 Battlefield Awareness Targeting System-Dismounted (BATS-D) and KOR-24A Small Tactical Terminal (STT), round out the production levels to run rates totaling over 200 radios per month. To-date, the company has shipped in excess of 5,000 Link 16 Next-Generation Tactical Data Links radios worldwide.
Viasat, Inc. is a provider of communications technologies and services. Its segments include satellite services, commercial networks and government systems. Its satellite services segment provides satellite-based broadband and related services to commercial airlines and other aircraft, residential customers, and enterprises, maritime vessels and other mobile broadband customers, and prepaid Internet users. Its commercial networks segment develops and offers advanced satellite and wireless broadband platforms, ground networking equipment, radio frequency and advanced microwave solutions, application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip design, satellite payload development and space-to-earth connectivity systems. The government systems segment provides global mobile broadband services and narrowband products and services to military and government users and develops and offers network-centric, Internet protocol-based fixed and mobile secure communications products and solutions.
Viasat Inc. Ramps-Up Production on its Link 16 Next-Generation Tactical Data Links Radios to Meet Near-Term U.S. and International Defense Requirements