ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) has received a subcontract modification from Boeing for the Family of Advanced Beyond-line-of-sight Terminals (FAB-T) program. As part of the Boeing team, ViaSat is developing protected communication equipment that is designed to provide the U.S. Government with secure strategic and tactical communications.

This award, valued at just over $28 million, adds additional technical requirements and hardware units to the ViaSat subcontract. ViaSat has completed two major FAB-T program deliveries. Prototype acceptance testing and delivery to the U.S. Air Force is complete as part of the Boeing team FAB-T terminal delivery. The engineering development model hardware and software have also been delivered to Boeing. The Air Force FAB-T program is designed to provide a multi-mission capable family of terminals based on a common design and open system architecture to enable the terminals to communicate with different satellites. These radio systems enable information exchange between ground, airborne, and space platforms. Once operational, FAB-T is designed to provide critical, protected beyond line-of-sight communications for warfighters via the new Advanced Extremely High Frequency (Advanced EHF) System, a new class of secure military satellites. In subsequent increments, FAB-T is expected to enable interchange with other beyond line-of sight and national satellite communication systems.