ViaSat to Supply Antenna Systems to BAE Systems for Australian Defense Communications Upgrade

X- and Ka-band earth terminals to provide access to new Wideband Global Satcom
satellite
CARLSBAD, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT) has been selected by BAE Systems Australia to provide
satellite ground stations for a high-speed upgrade to Australian Defence Force
(ADF) satellite communications. The ViaSat X-band and Ka-band satellite antenna
systems are part of a network that is designed to provide Australian forces with
enhanced access to the Australian Defence Wide Area Network, ADF headquarters,
and support elements.

The network will be using bandwidth capacity on the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS)
system in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Defense, and other Australian
defense satellites. The $9.4 million contract order is for multiple 9-meter
Ka-band and 16-meter X-band earth terminals and services, with delivery
scheduled for the third quarter of calendar 2011.

The new terminals will be installed at the ADF Satellite Ground Station in
Western Australia (SGS-West). The SGS-West facility, being built by BAE Systems,
is a complement to a similar system in Eastern Australia. In addition to faster
data throughput, the new system is designed to increase the survivability and
mission coverage needs of the ADF.

For ViaSat Antenna Systems product information, contact Rodolfo Munoz at +1
678-924-2522.

About ViaSat (www.viasat.com)

ViaSat produces innovative satellite and other digital communication products
that enable fast, secure, and efficient communications to any location. The
company provides networking products and managed network services for enterprise
IP applications; is a key supplier of network-centric military communications
and encryption technologies and products to the U.S. government; and is the
primary technology partner for gateway and customer-premises equipment for
consumer and mobile satellite broadband services. ViaSat also offers design
capabilities and a number of complementary products including monolithic
microwave integrated circuits and modules, DVB-S2 satellite communication
components, video data link systems, data acceleration and compression, and
mobile satellite antenna systems. ViaSat is based in Carlsbad, CA, has major
locations in Duluth, GA, and Germantown, MD (Comsat Laboratories division), and
has additional field offices and service centers worldwide.

Forward-Looking Statements

Portions of this release, particularly statements about the performance and
deliveries of ViaSat antenna systems, may contain forward-looking statements
regarding future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. ViaSat
wishes to caution you that there are some factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially, including but not limited to: contractual
problems; product defects; manufacturing issues or delays; regulatory issues;
technologies not being developed according to anticipated schedules, or that do
not perform according to expectations; and increased competition and other
factors affecting the communications industry generally. In addition, please
refer to the risk factors contained in ViaSat`s SEC filings available at
www.sec.gov, including without limitation, ViaSat`s most recent annual report on
Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the
date on which they are made. ViaSat undertakes no obligation to update or revise
any forward-looking statements for any reason.

Comsat Labs and Comsat Laboratories are tradenames of ViaSat, Inc. Neither
Comsat Labs nor Comsat Laboratories is affiliated with COMSAT Corporation.
"Comsat" is a registered trademark of COMSAT Corporation. All additional
products are trademarks of their respective owners.

Brainerd Communicators
Joe LoBello / Scott Cianciulli
212-986-6667
lobello@braincomm.com
cianciulli@braincomm.com

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