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Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Receives $8.0 Million
Order for Its Next-Generation Blue Force Tracking High-Capacity
Transceiver Solutions
MELVILLE, N.Y., Apr 22, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX
News Network) -- Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL)
announced today that its Maryland-based subsidiary,
Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, received an $8.0
million order under its IDIQ contract with the U.S.
Army Communications Electronics Command (CECOM). Total
orders received to date against this $216.0 million
contract increased to $211.3 million.
Under this order, Comtech will build, test, and deliver
its next-generation Blue Force Tracking High Capacity,
BFT-HC satellite transceiver to the U.S. Army. This
breakthrough product features significantly enhanced
functional capabilities, many of which far exceed the
initial requirements put forth by the FBCB2-BFT program.
For example, the BFT-HC satellite transceiver offers
seven selectable forward-link data rates reaching up
to a maximum of 230 kbps. In addition, the BFT-HC satellite
transceiver provides full backward compatibility with
the currently fielded BFT systems, reducing deployment
costs and maximizing operational flexibility. The BFT-HC
satellite transceiver's modular design features a field-replaceable
antenna that not only reduces operations and maintenance
costs, but also supports planned upgrades to other
frequency bands. This high-gain electronically steered
antenna maximizes satellite bandwidth efficiency while
enabling operations in highly disadvantaged areas.
The order also includes field testing and demonstration
of Comtech's network system as well as preliminary
testing of its BFT-HC satellite ground and aviation
transceivers. Comtech's BFT-HC satellite transceivers
meet all the interface requirements to be integrated
into the software structure of the second-generation
Blue Force Tracking Software platform.
Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer
of Comtech Telecommunications Corp., said, "We
are extremely pleased to receive this order for the
first delivery of our next-generation satellite ground
and aviation transceivers -- the BFT-HC. We are confident
that our significant internal investments in this comprehensive
solution set meet, and in many cases, exceed the FBCB2-BFT
current and future requirements. We look forward to
continuing our close partnership with our BFT customer,
as together, we work to deliver advanced systems and
solutions needed by U.S. military personnel. We remain
extremely proud of our continued involvement in the
FBCB2-BFT Program, and look forward to supporting the
new Joint Battle Command-Platform (JBC-P) program and
other critical programs for the Department of Defense."
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. 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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