Viasat Inc. reports developments across satellite communications, broadband connectivity, commercial mobility services and defense networking technologies. Company news commonly covers the ViaSat-3 satellite program, multi-orbit network expansion, in-flight connectivity platforms such as Viasat AMARA and Viasat AERA, and customer or technology collaborations in aviation, automotive and government communications markets.
Updates also include Defense and Advanced Technologies products such as Viasat Tactical Mission Fabric, secure edge-to-cloud networking, cybersecurity, tactical gateways, modems and waveform capabilities. Governance news has included board appointments, strategic review activity and cooperation agreements tied to shareholder engagement.
Viasat (VSAT) published its second quarter fiscal year 2027 financial results, with shareholder materials available on its Investor Relations website.
The materials include a letter to shareholders and accompanying webcast slides. Management will discuss the results on November 5, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. PT (5:30 p.m. ET). A live webcast and an archived replay will be available through the Investor Relations site.
Viasat (NASDAQ: VSAT) will release its second-quarter fiscal year 2027 financial results after market close on November 5, 2026.
Results will appear in a shareholder letter on its Investor Relations website. A conference call and webcast will follow that day at 2:30 p.m. Pacific / 5:30 p.m. Eastern, with a webcast replay archived afterward.
Viasat (VSAT) advanced its NASA Communications Services Project demonstration with the successful launch of the Maxwell spacecraft on October 20, 2026. Maxwell launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station aboard SpaceX’s Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission. The demonstration is part of work under two NASA contract awards totaling $81 million, supporting NASA’s preparations to retire its Tracking and Data Relay Satellite fleet.
Viasat plans five months of on-orbit testing through March 2027 for its Defense and Advanced Technologies segment. The demonstrations will test Ka- and L-band satellite relay services and direct-to-ground communications. Viasat aims to provide continuous connectivity for low Earth orbit missions. Rocket Lab (RKLB) built Maxwell and supplied a new L-band radio for the relay demonstration.
Viasat (VSAT) has secured a $42 million initial task order under a seven-year U.S. Marine Corps SATCOM contract, announced September 23, 2026.
The award comes through subsidiary Inmarsat Government under the Marine Enterprise Commercial Satcom Satellite Services (MECS2) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract from the U.S. Space Force Commercial Satellite Communications Office, which has a ceiling value of up to $307 million. Viasat will provide fully managed, end-to-end global satellite services for the USMC, delivering multi-orbit connectivity across L-, Ku- and Ka-bands using its own and partner satellites, including access to its integrated global Ka-band network and ViaSat-3 ultra-high-capacity satellites.
The service includes secure data transport via Viasat’s worldwide terrestrial network and 24x7x365 Network Operations Center and Security Operations Center support for bandwidth management, terminal inventory, performance monitoring and cybersecurity.
Viasat (VSAT) has placed its ViaSat-3 (VS3) F2 satellite into service across the Americas, expanding network capacity, flexibility and resilience in the region.
VS3 F2 is designed to deliver more than one terabit per second of throughput, boosting Viasat’s ability to serve connectivity demand in aviation, maritime, government and broadband markets on the ground, at sea and in the air. With VS3 F1 already active and VS3 F3 entering service across Asia-Pacific in August, the now-complete ViaSat-3 constellation has tripled the bandwidth available across Viasat’s global fleet, which the company says enhances user performance and network economics in its highest-value markets.
Viasat (NASDAQ: VSAT) announced that its ViaSat-3 F3 ultra‑high capacity satellite has entered commercial service, making capacity available to customers across the fast‑growing Asia-Pacific satellite services market. The satellite is designed to provide more than 1 terabit per second of throughput, more than doubling the bandwidth of Viasat’s current fleet and enabling revenue-generating operations in the region.
ViaSat-3 F3 is the second satellite in Viasat’s next‑generation Ka‑band constellation, joining ViaSat-3 F1, which has been in service since 2024. According to Viasat, F3’s flexible capacity allocation is intended to support premium mobility and underpenetrated markets. The third satellite, ViaSat-3 F2 for the Americas, is in final in‑orbit testing and expected to enter service soon, completing the constellation.
Viasat (NASDAQ: VSAT) has selected Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) to build the satellite bus for a small, maneuverable geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) satellite under the U.S. Space Force’s Protected Tactical SATCOM‑Global (PTS‑G) program. Viasat was awarded the Swarm 1 prime contract on May 22, 2026 to deliver one of the first mini‑GEO satellites for the PTS‑G constellation, covering manufacturing, integration and test, launch, and on‑orbit checkout.
Rocket Lab will provide a GEO configuration of its Lightning spacecraft platform to host Viasat’s dual‑band X/Ka‑band payload, using vertically integrated components such as TT&C radios, solar power, star trackers and reaction wheels. According to Viasat, the system is designed to deliver next‑generation, anti‑jam, resilient communications for U.S. and allied forces in contested environments. The award also includes five years of operations and sustainment services, including TT&C, satellite and network operations, and cybersecurity.
Viasat (NASDAQ: VSAT) has released its first quarter fiscal year 2027 financial results and made a shareholder letter and webcast slides available on the Investor Relations section of its website. Management will discuss the results on a conference call on August 4, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. PT (5:30 p.m. ET), accessible via U.S./Canada toll-free dial-in (800) 715-9871 or (646) 307-1963 with Conference ID 7213068, and via live webcast on the Investor Relations site, where a replay will also be archived. Viasat describes itself as a global communications company with offices in 24 countries and notes it completed its acquisition of Inmarsat in May 2023.
Viasat (NASDAQ: VSAT) will release its first quarter fiscal year 2027 financial results on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, after market close. The results will appear in a shareholder letter posted in the Investor Relations section of the company’s website.
Viasat will host a conference call and webcast on August 4, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. Pacific / 5:30 p.m. Eastern to discuss the results. Investors can join the live call by dialing (800) 715-9871 (U.S. and Canada) or (646) 307-1963 with conference ID 7213068, or access a live and archived webcast via the Investor Relations section of Viasat’s website.
Viasat (NASDAQ: VSAT) announced a landmark technology demonstration in Munich, showcasing the first automotive satellite voice call fully integrated into a BMW Group vehicle platform, specifically a BMW iX3 infotainment system, during the 5G Automotive Association Meeting Week.
According to Viasat, the demo used Cubic3 eSIM capabilities, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF Gen 2 and Fraunhofer IIS NESC AI voice codec to transmit NB-IoT voice over Viasat’s L-band satellite network. The integration allowed calls to be initiated and managed via the in-vehicle interface, targeting connectivity for emergency, safety, fleet and low-connectivity applications, and paving a path toward future 5G-New Radio satellite services.