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Viasat Hybrid Adaptive Network Fits U.S. Space Force Vision, Company Says

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, March 19th, 2020

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Viasat Hybrid Adaptive Network Fits U.S. Space Force Vision, Company Says

The Viasat-3 constellation is to deliver three terabits per second of capacity, which would dramatically increase the Pentagon's use of satellite communications (Viasat Photo)

Viasat [VSAT] says its Hybrid Adaptive Network (HAN) fits with the United States Space Force's (USSF) Vision for Enterprise Satellite Communications (SATCOM) to bolster the speed, agility and resilience of military satellite communications for aircraft and other users. Released on Jan. 23 and approved by Gen. John Raymond, the chief of space operations for the new U.S. Space Force who was sworn in as the commander by Vice President Mike Pence at the White House on Jan. 14, the vision…

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