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Viasat selected by Lockheed Martin to equip NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter aircraft with hybrid satcom

Viasat has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide satellite communications technology for two NOAA “Hurricane Hunter” aircraft, covering a hybrid satcom solution under a new award. The deal expands Viasat’s footprint in operational aircraft communications used for extreme-weather missions.

Discovered 2026-06-01T06:00:04.661198-07:00 | 2026-06-01T06:00:04.661198-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Demonstrates continued commercialization of aero satcom through prime-driven aircraft programs, here supporting NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter mission with a hybrid communications solution.
  • Reinforces Viasat’s aircraft-connectivity scale-up momentum, building on its reported progress deploying aviation satcom (e.g., SwiftBroadband-Safety installed on 1,000 aircraft).
  • Provides a near-term signal for next-gen capacity investments that can underpin mission aircraft communications—consistent with Viasat’s ongoing multi-beam aviation satcom development.

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First Seen
2026-06-01T06:00:04.661198-07:00
Latest Update
2026-06-08T02:41:31.027333-07:00
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