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Viasat Signs UK Armed Forces Covenant Pledging Commitment to Military Community
Ministry of Defence makes award to Viasat under Defence Employer Recognition Scheme CARLSBAD, Calif. and FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 28, 2022
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[{"type":"text","content":"Ministry of Defence makes award to Viasat under Defence Employer Recognition Scheme \nCARLSBAD, Calif. and FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat UK Ltd., a subsidiary of global communications company Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), today announced that it has affirmed its commitment to supporting UK military personnel, reservists, veterans and their families by signing the UK Armed Forces Covenant. The Armed Forces Covenant is a commitment made by organisations of all types to provide support for members of the armed forces community through employment, education, financial assistance or access to critical services.\nThe commitment further deepens Viasat's longstanding relationship with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD). In 2021, the Company opened a new state-of-the-art facility featuring a Network Operations Centre (NOC) and Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) in Aldershot, Hampshire. The centres will support sovereign operations and capabilities for the UK government and MoD, as well as defend against increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks from a growing number of adversaries. The facility is part of a larger investment in the UK prosperity and sovereignty agenda, which includes a planned £300m investment to support the launch and operation of the ViaSat-3 global satellite constellation over Europe, Middle East and Africa.\nThe MoD also recognised Viasat with a Bronze Award under the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS). The Defence ERS encourages employers to pledge support for defence and inspire other organizations to do the same. It recognises organisations' commitments to the armed forces community and alignment of company values with the Armed Forces Covenant.\nViasat's Vice Chairman Rick Baldridge attended the in-person signing of the Covenant at the company's Aldershot offices.\n\"We are very proud to sign the Armed Forces Covenant which is in keeping with the core culture of our company,\" said Baldridge. \"With hundreds of veterans and military family members working in our offices around the world, the armed forces community is an indispensable part of our workforce. We are looking forward to supporting UK service members and their families with new employment opportunities and other support programs.\"\nLeo Docherty, Member of Parliament (MP) for Aldershot, joined in applauding Via...