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Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Receives $1.4 Million
of Movement Tracking System Orders
MELVILLE, N.Y., Feb 11, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX
News Network) -- Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL)
announced today that its Maryland-based subsidiary,
Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, received orders
totaling $1.4 million under its Movement Tracking System,
or MTS contract, with the U.S. Army. Total orders received
to date against the $605.1 million MTS contract increased
to $427.1 million.
The orders are for training and technical support services
in support of ongoing MTS Program activities in the
United States and abroad.
Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer
of Comtech Telecommunications Corp., said, "We
are pleased to have received these new orders. We look
forward to our continuing participation in the MTS
Program and to supporting the future communication
requirements of not only the MTS Program, but other
critical programs for the Department of Defense as
well."
About Comtech
Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, a Germantown, Maryland-based
company, is engaged in the provision of satellite-based
packet data communication systems and location and
messaging services through the use of advanced communication
and network technology. Comtech's Model MT-2012 Transceiver
features Savi Technology's ISO-compliant EchoPoint
RFID Reader, as well as secure Global Positioning System
(GPS) capabilities. To learn more about Comtech Mobile
Datacom, please visit the company's website at www.comtechmobile.com.
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. designs, develops,
produces and markets innovative products, systems and
services for advanced communications solutions. The
Company believes many of its solutions play a vital
role in providing or enhancing communication capabilities
when terrestrial communications infrastructure is unavailable
or ineffective. The Company conducts business through
three complementary segments: telecommunications transmission,
mobile data communications and RF microwave amplifiers.
The Company sells products to a diverse customer base
in the global commercial and government communications
markets. The Company believes it is a market leader
in the market segments that it serves.
Certain information in this press release contains
statements that are forward-looking in nature and involve
certain significant risks and uncertainties. Actual
results could differ materially from such forward-looking
information. The Company's Securities and Exchange
Commission filings identify many such risks and uncertainties.
Any forward-looking information in this press release
is qualified in its entirety by the risks and uncertainties
described in such Securities and Exchange Commission
filings.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Michael D. Porcelain, Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
Jerome Kapelus, Senior Vice President, Strategy and
Business Development
(631) 962-7000
Info@comtechtel.com
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