[Satellite TODAY 09-28-10] ViaSat won an additional $5.5 million Multifunctional Information Distribution System-Low Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVT) and spares order from the U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), ViaSat announced Sept. 27.
    The order augments SPAWAR’s Lot 11 delivery orders with ViaSat as part of its annual MIDS lot procurements. This new Lot 11 add-on is for LVT-1, -2, -4, and -11 terminals to support U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force programs as well as a foreign military sale requirement for Australia.
    Terminal deliveries are scheduled to begin in March.
    ViaSat is one of two U.S. government-qualified manufacturers of Link 16 MIDS terminals. MIDS-LVT is part of a tactical radio system, which aims to collects data from many sources and display an electronic overview of the battlefield using secure, high capacity, jam resistant, digital data and voice.