VSAT - U.S. Air Force Awards Viasat Up To $900 Million Multi-Vendor Technology Integration and Architecture Contract | Benzinga
Viasat is one of several contractors awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract
to develop new systems and capabilities for USAF
CARLSBAD, Calif., Dec. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today announced it will work with the U.S. Air Force's Life Cycle Management Center (USAF LCMC) to transition and integrate new innovative technologies and capabilities as part of a $900 million ceiling, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract.
Under the multi-award contract – known by its initialism LCMC XA IDIQ – Viasat is expected to prototype and test systems, hardware, software, and cybersecurity solutions to provide integrated, multi-domain capabilities for the USAF. Viasat experts will accelerate and expand technology integration across the Air Force. The contract has an approximate five-year term, with options for up to an additional five years.
Today, the USAF is developing new systems, software and hardware rapidly as it keeps pace with industry innovation. The architecture and integration directorate – AFLCMC/XA – works with industry contractors like Viasat to transition those technologies ever-faster to operational forces. The contract was set up to allow the USAF to quickly access a wide range of industry solutions and make integrated technology available to its personnel more quickly.
Viasat has been selected for each of the three categories under the contract: 'Development Planning' will define the rapid transition of technology from lab to operational use; 'Systems Development' will see emerging systems, hardware and software incorporated into existing platforms and tested in operational environments; while 'Synthetic Environment Development' will allow the directorate to build advanced models and simulations based on real-life scenarios (digital twins) to perform operational assessments.
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