Viasat Unveils Tactical Mission Fabric for Multi-Path AI-Ready Military Networks
Viasat unveiled its Tactical Mission Fabric (TMF), an edge-to-cloud overlay that delivers multi-path connectivity across SATCOM, 5G, MANET and legacy radios with AI-powered orchestration for low-latency battlefield data processing. TMF taps into the multi-billion-dollar AI analytics market by overlaying NaaS functionality on existing military networks without costly hardware upgrades.
1. Product Launch
On April 23, Viasat introduced Tactical Mission Fabric (TMF), an edge-to-cloud networking overlay designed to augment existing military tactical networks. TMF delivers resilient, multi-path connectivity and mesh networking by aggregating SATCOM, 5G, MANET and legacy radio links with a software-defined orchestration layer.
2. Market Opportunity
The TMF solution addresses a rapidly growing, multi-billion-dollar AI and analytics defense market driven by demand for real-time data processing in contested environments. By offering network-as-a-service and avoiding costly rip-and-replace hardware cycles, Viasat positions itself to capture increased Department of War spending on AI-enabled communication systems.
3. Technical Features
TMF leverages Viasat NetAgility for automated failover and Autonomous Primary, Alternate, Contingency and Emergency (A-PACE) planning, ensuring connectivity under electronic warfare and cyber-attack conditions. It transforms standard tactical gateways into secure cloud nodes with dual-layer encryption and low-latency compute for real-time AI/ML analysis at the edge.
4. Demonstration Plans
Viasat will showcase TMF at Modern Day Marine 2026 in Washington, D.C., April 28-30, partnering with AWS and Accelint. The live demonstration will simulate contested network scenarios, validating TMF’s ability to sustain AI-targeting sessions and synchronize tactical data with secure government cloud infrastructures.