[SatNews] ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) was awarded Lot 13 orders valued at $33.9 million for...
...Multifunctional Information Distribution System-Low Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVT) for the U.S. Government and Turkey. The orders resulted from a competitive procurement through the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) and were awarded under the MIDS Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract initially executed in March 2010. The MIDS LVT terminals are for U.S. Government E/A-18G, P-3, EP-3E, P-8A, MH-60R, E-2D, B-1, and ground terminal applications (63 percent), and FMS sales to Turkey (37 percent).
MIDS-LVT forms the backbone of the Link-16 network across the U.S. DoD and the international coalition. Core terminal functions include Link-16 data as well as secure voice, and TACAN capabilities on selected terminals.

