Viasat Inc., (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, today announced the opening of a new office in Aberdeen, Maryland, located in Harford County, on the U.S. Army’s Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) installation. This new office will be an important partnering location for Viasat Government Systems employees, enabling teams to deepen customer relationships and continue ongoing work to support the U.S. Army’s network transformation.

Recognized as the U.S. Army’s pre-eminent post for C5ISR (Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance), APG is home to several commands including the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM), Army Futures Command Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) and the Network Cross-Functional Team (N-CFT), Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC), Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T), Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, and Sensors (PEO IEW&S), and the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense, among others.

Viasat is an industry leader providing tactical data links, cybersecurity and military data encryption solutions, as well as satellite communication (SATCOM) technology and services to support the DoD across land, air, maritime, space and cyberspace domains. The Company has been working with the U.S. Army for more than three decades, beginning as a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awardee. The establishment of a Viasat APG office will further enhance Viasat’s collaboration with Army customers and deepen its understanding of the technical and operational needs to support soldiers’ changing missions.

“We are extremely proud of our 35+ year partnership with the U.S. Army and the collaborative work that’s being done to deliver technologies and capabilities to enable mission success and keep soldiers safe,” said Craig Miller, president of Viasat Government Systems. “Opening an office near the C5ISR campus at Aberdeen Proving Ground demonstrates Viasat’s commitment to the Army’s network transformation efforts. Having a permanent presence at APG will help us better support the Army’s programs and provide capabilities to meet the needs of today’s soldiers. We’re focused on bringing innovative, mission-centric solutions to help solve our nation’s most critical defense communications challenges.” 

In addition to workspace for Viasat employees, the new APG office includes a lab and warehouse that will support the onsite development, testing, and support of advanced networking and SATCOM capabilities. Viasat is hosting an official opening event at the office today with a select group of invited guests including officials from the Army, industry partners and Harford County officials.

About Viasat

Viasat is a global communications company that believes everyone and everything in the world can be connected. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the world communicate. Today, the Company is developing the ultimate global communications network to power high-quality, secure, affordable, fast connections to impact people’s lives anywhere they are—on the ground, in the air or at sea. To learn more about Viasat, visit: www.viasat.com, go to Viasat’s Corporate Blog, or follow the Company on social media at: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter or YouTube.

Forward-Looking Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements include statements that refer to opportunities around opening the office in Aberdeen, Maryland and Viasat’s collaboration with the U.S. Army on technology development and communications services. Readers are cautioned that actual results could differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include: risks associated with contractual problems, product defects, manufacturing issues or delays, regulatory issues, technologies not being developed according to anticipated schedules, or that do not perform according to expectations; delays in approving U.S. government budgets and cuts in government defense expenditures; and increased competition and other factors affecting the government and defense sectors generally. In addition, please refer to the risk factors contained in Viasat’s SEC filings available at www.sec.gov, including Viasat’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. Viasat undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason.

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