Defense Tech BaseSatellite communications and connectivity company providing resilient, secure connectivity across air, land, sea, cyber, and space, including secure-communications missions.
What does Viasat offer?
Viasat describes a government space portfolio covering satellite communications, antenna systems, ISR communications and near-Earth communications. The relevant offering may be a terminal, communications technology, network service or ground-infrastructure engagement. A founder should identify the specific interface and service boundary instead of treating the entire portfolio as a single connectivity product.
Questions for a shortlist
Identify the terminals, network access and ground services included in the quote, then record the operating platform, service geography and integration responsibilities. Ask what configuration the security and interoperability evidence covers, which recurring charges or usage assumptions apply, and who supports installation, operation and fault resolution.
At a glance
- Location
- Carlsbad, California, United States
- Capabilities
- Space systems, Mission software, Cybersecurity, Communications
- Markets
- Defense, National security, Space
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What federal contract awards are matched to Viasat?
Defense Tech Base tracks 26 matched federal contract awards across 1 company in this selection, with $731.7M in reported award amounts, dated Aug 30, 2018–Jun 29, 2026.
Reported award amounts are not necessarily money spent or company revenue. These matched records do not establish the company’s complete contract history.
Patent publications
30 patent publications.
- Method of forming antenna with underfillUS 12749823 B2 · Utility patent grant · Sep 29, 2026
- Small-signal centric scalable, massive signal processing gain architectureUS 12750123 B2 · Utility patent grant · Sep 29, 2026
- Use of craft characteristics for management and control of media in a transport craftUS 12728995 B2 · Utility patent grant · Sep 8, 2026
- Waveguide filter with electronically controllable variable dielectric materialUS 12731878 B2 · Utility patent grant · Sep 8, 2026
- System and method for sampling signalsUS 12689383 B2 · Utility patent grant · Jul 21, 2026
Federal activity
Recent contract awards
View all- Matched awards
- 26
- Reported award value
- $731,701,101
- Latest award
- Jun 29, 2026
Agencies in matched awards
These are the most frequent awarding agencies in the records matched to this company, by award count.
- General Services Administration 14 awards
- Department of Defense 11 awards
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1 award
Largest matched awards
Largest reported award amounts in this dataset. These amounts do not necessarily represent money spent or revenue received.
- IGF::OT::IGF AWARD FOR AMSS III$477.0M · Department of Defense · Aug 30, 2018
- VIASAT TO16$73.0M · General Services Administration · May 22, 2025
- BFT2 FOLLOW ON AWARD$37.8M · Department of Defense · Aug 21, 2024
Most recent matched awards
Department of Defense
DACASG-S
Department of Defense
DACAS AND MOJO COMPONENTS
Department of Defense
MODEM,COMMUNICATION
Department of Defense
AE25062//FR-B-WAS MOJO MINI NEXT EXPEDITIONARY KIT WARRANTY AND TRAINING
Department of Defense
SOFTWARE AND MAINTENANCE