Carlsbad, CA � ViaSat Inc. will supply Multi-functional Information Distribution System (MIDS) terminals, trusted filter security products, and systems engineering to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) as a result of recent awards to Northrop Grumman�s Mission Systems sector for the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) and Joint Interface Control Officer (JICO) Support System (JSS) programs of the U.S. Air Force Electronic Systems Center. Total value of ViaSat content for both programs is approximately $3 million, excluding follow-on options for production and support.

ViaSat content on BACN and JSS includes engineering in the areas of security architecture and certification and accreditation, adapting trusted filter products tailored to the needs of JSS, and delivery and integration of MIDS LVT(2) terminals. The programs are examples of ViaSat expansion into high assurance systems development and implementation for large system integrators.

�We have a long relationship with Northrop Grumman Mission Systems and are eager to work with them again on the BACN and JSS programs,� said Jerry Goodwin, vice president of Tactical Networking and Information Assurance at ViaSat. �These awards will take full advantage of ViaSat communications and security expertise to provide a superior system for DoD, and will expand the use of our Trusted Filter Cross Domain products to U.S. military and coalition networks.�

BACN is designed to provide a bridge for linking communications among legacy radios, evolving Joint Tactical Radio Systems (JTRS) waveforms, and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems. BACN will also demonstrate cross-communication between U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Department of Defense networks. The Northrop Grumman team is planning to demonstrate BACN during Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment �06 (JEFX) in spring, 2006.

JSS will manage complex tactical networks through an automated toolset and information repository that enables planning, management and analysis of communications before, during and after operations. Joint interface control officers use the JSS for tactical communications in local or wide-area theaters of operations. The rugged, transportable system has all the digitized data and voice communications needed to support JICO and deploys rapidly in severe environments.

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