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Viasat Inc
- Corporation
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Federal agencies obligated $1.5B to Viasat Inc, Carlsbad, CA, in the listed fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $332M, of which $332M (100%) came through contracts.
That is up 22% on FY2025 ($273M).
Viasat Inc ranks 55 of 2,947 listed organisations located in CA by five-year obligations, and 636 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Defense, General Services Administration and Department of Homeland Security: 103 awards worth $879M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 334290 (Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing), where it ranks 5 of 125 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $511,544,775 | $527,053,251 | $0 | — |
| FY2024 | $346,359,734 | $341,281,559 | $5,078,175 | -32% |
| FY2025 | $273,460,792 | $273,460,792 | $0 | -21% |
| FY2026 | $332,274,448 | $332,274,448 | $0 | +22% |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in CA | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $1.5B | $416B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $332M | $118B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $1.5B | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $0 | $416B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 636 of 30,989 | 1 of 2,947 in CA | 1 |
Largest in state: Health Care Services, California Department of. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Defense | 63 | $562M | 64% |
| 2 | General Services Administration | 39 | $307M | 35% |
| 3 | Department of Homeland Security | 1 | $11M | 1% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 334290: 5 of 125 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: San Diego County, CA $525M · Onslow County, NC $73M · Stafford County, VA $43M · Prince William County, VA $31M · Loudoun County, VA $29M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 336414 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing | $75M | 22 May 2026 | CA | USAspending |
| General Services AdministrationFederal Acquisition Service | ContractDelivery Order | 334290 Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing | $73M | 22 May 2025 | NC | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 334290 Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing | $55M | 8 Nov 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDefense Information Systems Agency | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541330 Engineering Services | $38M | 21 Aug 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| General Services AdministrationFederal Acquisition Service | ContractDelivery Order | 334290 Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing | $33M | 13 Sep 2024 | VA | USAspending |
| General Services AdministrationFederal Acquisition Service | ContractDelivery Order | 334290 Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing | $29M | 22 Sep 2025 | VA | USAspending |
| General Services AdministrationFederal Acquisition Service | ContractDelivery Order | 334290 Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing | $27M | 18 Mar 2025 | VA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $27M | 23 Sep 2024 | AZ | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 334290 Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing | $23M | 30 Dec 2025 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDefense Information Systems Agency | ContractDelivery Order | 517410 Satellite Telecommunications | $23M | 21 Jun 2023 | MD | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 334290 Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing | $23M | 18 Oct 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| General Services AdministrationFederal Acquisition Service | ContractDelivery Order | 334290 Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing | $18M | 2 Jul 2024 | MD | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $75M, Department of Defense, 22 May 2026: PTS-G SWARM 1 DESIGN, DEVELOP, TEST, AND PRODUCE GLOBAL VARIANTS OF THE PROTECTED TACTICAL SATCOM SPACE VEHICLES, ASSOCIATED GROUND SYSTEMS AND ANCHOR STATIONS,
- $73M, General Services Administration, 22 May 2025: VIASAT TO16
- $55M, Department of Defense, 8 Nov 2023: AEROSPACE VEHICLE EQUIPMENT AND GROUND OPERATING EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT
- $38M, Department of Defense, 21 Aug 2024: BFT2 FOLLOW ON AWARD
- $33M, General Services Administration, 13 Sep 2024: JS VIASAT TO295 MCSC
- $29M, General Services Administration, 22 Sep 2025: VIASAT ESTABLISHMENT OF DELIVERY ORDER 15
- $27M, General Services Administration, 18 Mar 2025: 47QFLA25Q0043 VIASAT TO13 USMC
- $27M, Department of Defense, 23 Sep 2024: RESILIENT AESA FOR MULTI-BAND MULTI-ORBIT SATCOM (RAMMS)
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Viasat Inc receive?
$1.5B in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $512M; FY2024: $346M; FY2025: $273M; FY2026: $332M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Viasat Inc?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Defense ($562M), General Services Administration ($307M) and Department of Homeland Security ($11M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 334290 Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing, NAICS 334220 Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing and NAICS 336414 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: CA ($527M), VA ($120M), NC ($73M) and MD ($60M).
Is Viasat Inc a large federal recipient?
It ranks 636 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 55 of 2,947 located in CA. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.