VSAT
Viasat Selected by Lockheed Martin to Support NOAA Next-Generation Aircraft with Hybrid Satellite Communications Platform
Article Summary
HOLD- Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) announced it has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide high-bandwidth satellite communications technology in support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's next-generation C-130J Hercules Hurricane Hunter aircraft program.
- Under a subcontract reporting through its Communication Services segment, Viasat's government SATCOM team will support Lockheed Martin's delivery of two specially modified aircraft with prime contract options for additional aircraft, designed to serve as airborne laboratories that collect critical environmental data to improve hurricane forecasting and severe weather prediction.
- The program represents the first formal line-fit integration of the Hybrid SATCOM Approach (HSA) technology on the C- 130J platform, establishing factory integrated connectivity solution that reduces time, cost and risk traditionally associated with post-delivery aircraft modifications.
- The solution is intended to support NOAA's real-time transmission of scientific and operational data collected during hurricane and tropical cyclone reconnaissance missions, with access to aircraft data substantially improving hurricane tracking and intensity forecasts, underscoring importance of resilient airborne connectivity for NOAA's mission.
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Growth Stock Scoring Breakdown
| METRIC | VALUE | WEIGHT | ANALYSIS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales Growth TTM ? | 2.7% | 25% | 20.0 ptsMinimal (2.7%) - Very weak |
| EPS Growth Next 5Y ? | 0.0% | 25% | 10.0 ptsVery Weak (0.0%) - Minimal expectations |
| Target Price Upside ? | 21.8% | 20% | 70.0 ptsGood Upside (21.8%) - Target: $95.00 vs Current: $77.97 |
| Gross Margin % ? | 27.4% | 15% | 40.0 ptsModerate (27.4%) - Adequate margins |
| Drawdown from 52-Wk High ? | -13.2% | 15% | 40.0 ptsMild Pullback (-13.2%) - Light entry opportunity |
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About VSAT
- Viasat, Inc. provides broadband and communications products and services in the United States and internationally.
- It operates through Communication Services; and Defense and Advanced Technologies segments.
- The company offers satellite-based broadband and narrowband communications solutions; broadband services, including broadband internet access and voice over internet protocol; fixed and mobile broadband and narrowband services; develops and sells satellite, wireless products, and terminals; and design, develop, and produce space system solutions for geostationary, medium, and low earth orbit.
- It also provides in-flight connectivity, narrowband safety operational data, and other complementary services; multimedia connectivity for military and government; tactical and beyond-line-of-sight communications; intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance; L-band advanced communications element terminals; enterprise connectivity solutions; Internet-of-Things; and L-band managed, energy, and prepaid internet services.
- In addition, the company offers networking, cybersecurity, and information assurance products and services; high assurance internet protocol encryption solutions; MOJO expeditionary tactical gateway; government satellite communication systems, mobile and fixed broadband modems, ground and airborne terminals, antennas and gateways, Ka-band earth stations, and other multi-band/multi-function antennas, as well as design products for manpacks, aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, seagoing vessels, ground-mobile vehicles, space-based systems, and fixed applications.
- Further, it designs and develops GEO, LEO, and MEO satellites, payload, antenna technologies, and other small satellite platforms; develops commercial communication satellite product, orchestration of sovereign and multi-orbit solutions, and direct-to-device; and licenses intellectual property.
- Viasat, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, California.