[SatNews] Quite an achievement for the Company as they continue with their comms support for ISR and C2...

ViaSat Inc. has recently attained a milestone by reaching a total of more than 500,000 operational flight hours for its airborne COTM (communications on-the-move) systems used by warfighters and analysts. Integrated on more than 200 government aircraft since 2008, the ViaSat KuSS (Ku Spread Spectrum) systems have supplied vital real-time Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) and Command and Control (C2) data to U.S. and coalition forces. ViaSat also leverages its Yonder® commercial global mobile broadband satellite network, augmenting it for Department of Defense (DoD) use by adding multiple private managed hubs and upwards of 1000 MHz of satellite bandwidth. Airborne satellite communication imposes distinct constraints on the size, weight, power, and throughput of a complete system. However, ViaSat system performance achieves operational data rates up to 4 Mbps with antenna technology and aperture designs as small as 12 inches. ViaSat plans to continue upgrading the KuSS technology with higher data rates and new capabilities for mobile airborne applications. ViaSat will present topics on airborne COTM networks at several upcoming events including the MILCOM conference November 7-10 in Baltimore.