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Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Receives $11.5 Million of Orders
for the Army National Guard's Acquisition of Movement Tracking
System Equipment and Technical Support Services
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) announced today
that its Maryland-based subsidiary, Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation,
received orders totaling $11.5 million under its Movement Tracking
System, or MTS contract, with the U.S. Army. The orders are for
the Army National Guard's acquisition of MTS installation kits
and technical support services. Total orders received to date
against the $463.2 million U.S. Army logistics contract, including
these National Guard orders, increased to $416.2 million.
The $11.5 million in orders are primarily for the supply of installation
kits and technical support services to continue the deployment
of MTS equipment throughout the Army National Guard, and are funded
and issued pursuant to the supplemental Army National Guard and
Army Reserve Equipment Plan. To date, orders to Comtech from this
supplement total $68.3 million.
Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech
Telecommunications Corp., said, "We are pleased to have received
these follow-on orders from the Army National Guard. The supplemental
funding bill continues to enable further deployment of our field-proven
technology used extensively by the U.S. Army and Army National
Guard in areas of conflict, such as Iraq and Afghanistan, to be
placed directly in the hands of the National Guard's first responders
here in the States."
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
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