Carlsbad-based ViaSat Inc. said Wednesday that it has won a $30 million contract from the Royal Netherlands Air Force for military wireless communication equipment. The deal is the latest in a series ViaSat has announced for the equipment.

ViaSat sells the devices, called Multifunctional Information Distribution System Low Volume Terminals, to military agencies seeking secure, jam-proof data and voice communications.

The terminals are sold by ViaSat and other companies under a program by the Department of Defense and France, Germany, Italy and Spain to produce a common communications system for use in combat. They were developed to counter communications problems experienced by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization during combat in the former Yugoslavia from 1998 to 1999.

On Oct. 1, ViaSat announced that it had received a $43.8 million order for the terminals from SpaWar, the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, headquartered in San Diego. The terminals recently completed testing on the Navy's F/A-18 aircraft, and they are now being tested on the Air Force's F-16 as well.

"The Netherlands interoperates closely with U.S. coalition forces and is also one of the European Participating Air Forces who have jointly procured F-16 aircraft," said Paul Baca, vice president of Tactical Data Links at ViaSat.

"We are very pleased to have been selected to fulfill their MIDS requirements. This represents our largest international order to date for MIDS terminals and affirms the value ViaSat offers to the coalition data-link market."

ViaSat stock closed Wednesday after the announcement at $21.08, down 16 cents for the day. The stock is trading near its 52-week high of $23.37. Its 52-week low was $8.24.

ViaSat also makes civilian products, such as modems for satellite Internet service.

Contact staff writer Bradley J. Fikes at (760) 739-6641 or bfikes@nctimes.com.