Viasat, Inc. (VSAT) recently announced that it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to develop and deliver Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) systems for resilient satellite communications on tactical aircraft, including rotary-wing platforms. The contract, valued at $33.6 million, falls under the Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI) program and is designed to promote the use of commercial satellite connectivity and services, addres ...