Viasat Wins First Task Order Award as part of $307 Million Ceiling U.S. Marine Corps Enterprise Services Contract for Multi-Orbit Connectivity

CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Viasat Inc.(NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications (SATCOM), today announced it was awarded, through its subsidiary Inmarsat Government, Inc., the Marine Enterprise Commercial Satcom Satellite Services (MECS2) contract from the U.S. Space Force Commercial Satellite Communications Office (CSCO). Viasat has received an initial $42 million task order award under what is a seven-year, up to $307 million ceiling Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract through which Viasat will provide fully managed, end-to-end global satellite services for the United States Marine Corps (USMC).

The award builds on Viasat’s history of providing managed SATCOM services to the USMC, as well as continued access to a global, resilient terrestrial network for secure data transport. Viasat’s government SATCOM team, under the company’s Communication Services segment, will deliver global satellite connectivity services across L-, Ku, and Ka-bands through flexible terminal solutions and satellites across orbits from Viasat and its ecosystem partners. These services are designed to support USMC communications and mission requirements with reliable and secure connectivity for multi-domain operations across land, air and sea.