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COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP. RECEIVES $1.8
MILLION OF BLUE FORCE TRACKING ORDERS FOR ITS
MOBILE AVIATION AND GROUND SATELLITE TRANSCEIVERS
AND RELATED PRODUCTS
Melville, NY, April 4, 2007 – Comtech Telecommunications
Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) announced today that its Maryland-based subsidiary,
Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, received orders totaling $1.8
million for its Mobile Aviation and Ground Satellite Data Communications
Transceivers and related products. The orders were received on
the Company’s General Services Administration (GSA) schedule.
The orders are for the supply of Comtech's Model 2011 mobile satellite
data transceivers and related products. The transceivers are integral
to the Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) –
Blue Force Tracking Aviation (BFT-AVN) program. BFT-AVN relies
on the Model 2011 satellite transceiver to provide real time position
reporting, air traffic avoidance, and sharing of situational awareness
information over extended mission distances.
Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech
Telecommunications Corp., said, "These new orders demonstrate
the integral part our products play in meeting the demanding operational
requirements of this critical aviation program. We look forward
to supporting future BFT Aviation program requirements.”
Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, a Germantown, Maryland-based
company, is engaged in the provision of satellite-enhanced packet
data communication systems and location and messaging services
through the use of advanced communication and network technology.
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.
PCMTL
SOURCE: Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
Media:
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
Robert G. Rouse, Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer
or
Jerome Kapelus, Senior Vice President,
Strategy and Business Development
631-962-7000
Info@comtechtel.com
Copyright Business Wire 2007
Copyright Business Wire 2007
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