The U.S. government awarded a limited production order valued at $6.8 million for Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS) terminals from ViaSat Inc. The award resulted from a competitive procurement through the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR).MIDS JTRS is a joint development of ViaSat and Data Link Solutions and provides a migration path from the MIDS-Low Volume Terminal (LVT) to a certified, reprogrammable, software-defined radio architecture for tactical data links. The terminal has completed contractor and government qualification testing, and received the following certifications:
• Software Communications Architecture (SCA) compliance
• Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) certification
• Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) interoperability
• NSA security certification.Learn more from ViaSat Inc.