$38 Million MIDS Tactical Network Terminal Order from Turkish Air Force

Carlsbad, CA – ViaSat Inc. has been awarded an order valued at almost $38 million for Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) terminals for the Turkish Air Force. As previously announced the Turkish government selected ViaSat as its sole provider of MIDS terminals for its F-16 fleet. This award is for 194 LVT(6) configuration terminals ordered under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program through the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR). The order is an add-on to the Lot 7 award previously announced and includes other adjustments bringing the total Lot 7 value to nearly $87 million.

MIDS LVT is part of a tactical radio system that collects data from many sources and displays an electronic overview of the battlefield using secure, high capacity, jam resistant, digital data and voice. The system is used on U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army platforms and military platforms other nations. ViaSat is one of two U.S. government-qualified manufacturers of Link-16 MIDS airborne terminals and is the only qualified manufacturer of the LVT(2) ground-based terminal.

Source : Viasat inc.