# Viasat

Type: Company (VSAT)

Source: Space & Defense Intelligence Brief — https://getspacebrief.com/entity/viasat
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## Timeline

- **2026-08-19**: Atalanta releases Argo — Cybersecurity company Atalanta releases Argo, an AI-assisted software understanding tool used to prove Viasat network resilience. The development is reported by the Associated Press and The Star.
- **2026-08-18**: Atalanta releases Argo — Atalanta publicly releases Argo, an AI-assisted tool that includes the technology used to secure Viasat's satellite communications network after the 2022 attack.
- **2022-02-24**: Russian attack disables satellite modems — On the same day Russia invaded Ukraine, it disabled thousands of Viasat satellite modems across Ukraine and other European countries to disrupt communications.
- **2022-02-24**: Russia disables satellite modems on first day of Ukraine invasion — Russian actors disabled thousands of satellite modems across Ukraine and other European countries, targeting Viasat's satellite communications network to disrupt communications.

## Recent coverage (3 stories)

### Viasat Hardens SATCOM After 2022 Attack Disabled Thousands of Modems
2026-08-20 12:35:59 · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

For space and defense leaders, Atalanta's Argo demonstrates a new AI-based software understanding capability to validate the resilience of satellite communications against cyberattacks, using the 2022 Russian attack on Viasat as a benchmark.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/viasat-argo-ai-satcom-russia-2022

### AI Tool Argo Hardens SatCom After 2022 Attack Disabled Thousands
2026-08-19 00:27:59 · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

Atalanta's Argo brings AI-assisted software understanding to satellite ground networks, using the Viasat recovery from Russia's 2022 modem attack as a proving ground. For space and defense operators, it signals a shift toward mathematically verified resilience for dual-use communications infrastructure.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/argo-ai-tool-hardens-satcom-after-2022-attack

### Rocket Lab to Build 1 GEO Satellite for US Space Force PTS-G
2026-08-18 18:00:43 · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

Viasat has named Rocket Lab to manufacture a geostationary satellite for the U.S. Space Force's Protected Tactical SATCOM-Global program, a key step toward fielding anti-jam tactical communications. The selection validates Rocket Lab's spacecraft manufacturing ambitions beyond its small-satellite heritage.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/rocket-lab-viasat-geo-pts-g-space-force

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