Viasat Demonstrates Hybrid Space Architecture Capabilities with AI Network Maneuverability
Viasat has been selected by the US Defence Innovation Unit (DIU) to advance the Hybrid Space Architecture (HSA) project, integrating civil, commercial, and military space assets into a unified communications network. This initiative aims to enhance situational awareness and decision-making for US and allied military forces through secure and adaptive communications.
DIU has contracted Viasat and other companies to prototype technologies for hybrid space capabilities. Demonstrations will occur globally in the Indo-Pacific, Europe, Central, and South Command areas over the next year, starting this summer.
Craig Miller, President of Viasat Government, expressed pride in combining government and commercial efforts to provide modern hybrid network capabilities for increased resilience and real-time information to warfighters, deterring adversaries’ attack plans.
Viasat’s Resilient Space Missions team is focusing on inter-Network Maneuvering to enable seamless roaming and interoperability across networks, aligning with USSF objectives found in strategic documents like USSF Commercial Space Strategy.
Using NetAgility, Viasat will implement multi-path routing for optimized data transport across battlefields, enhancing network resilience through real-time situational awareness and intelligent network selection.
Viasat believes their satellite communication expertise can support the DoD’s HSA objectives by offering network optionality and strategic advantages, crucial for data-centric warfare and space maneuverability.
The HSA project, a partnership between DIU and US Space Systems Command, involves the commercial sector in hybrid network development aiming to pilot an operational hybrid space architecture by 2026.
