MIDS-LVT Data Link Terminal FMS Award

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Carlsbad

, CA– ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq:VSAT) has been awarded an order valued at approximately $4.8 million for Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) terminals. This award resulted from a competitive procurement for 30 LVT(6) configuration terminals under a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program through the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR). The order will be for MIDS-LVTs for the F-16 aircraft. The F-16 is the world’s most widely flown jet fighter and ViaSat is the leading supplier of MIDS terminals to F-16 fleets worldwide.

MIDS-LVT is part of atactical radio systemthat collects data from many sources and displays an electronic overview of the battlefield using secure, high capacity, jam resistant, digital data and voice. The system is used on US Navy, US Air Force, US Army platforms and military platforms of other nations. ViaSat is one of two U.S. Government-qualified manufacturers ofLink-16 MIDS-LVT airborne terminalsand is the leading supplier of the LVT(2) ground-based terminal.

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Portions of this release, particularly statements about deliveries and performance of the ViaSat MIDS-LVT terminal, 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 telecommunications industry generally. ViaSat refers you to the documents it files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Risk Factors in the ViaSat’s Form 10-K and 10-Q, which contain and identify other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements.Stockholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. ViaSat undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements.

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