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Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Receives $1.3 Million Contract
to Provide Satellite Network Infrastructure Equipment and Technical
Services to Extend Blue Force Tracking Capability to the Australian
Defense Force
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) announced today
that its Maryland-based subsidiary, Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation,
received a $1.3 million contract from Optus Networks PTY Limited
(Optus) of Sydney, Australia to provide satellite network infrastructure
equipment and related technical services in support of the Australian
Defense Force.
Under the contract with Optus, Comtech will provide the packet
data messaging and asset tracking system, the satellite earth
station HUB equipment, and the technical support required to provide
Blue Force Tracking (BFT) capabilities to the Australian Defense
Force (ADF) throughout Australia. Used in conjunction with Comtech's
Model 2011 mobile satellite data transceivers provided by the
Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below - Blue Force Tracking
(FBCB2-BFT) program, a battle command real-time situational awareness
and control system, the satellite network equipment provided by
Comtech enables the ADF to transmit and receive situational awareness
information to enable more efficient use of ADF military personnel
and vehicles in simulated training environments and operations
throughout Australia.
Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech
Telecommunications Corp., said, "We are pleased to support
the deployment of the Blue Force Tracking System to Australia.
The deployment of our satellite network infrastructure and satellite
transceivers to the ADF demonstrates the importance of our technology
to both U.S. and coalition military forces. We look forward to
supporting the future requirements of the FBCB2-BFT program and
coalition military forces."
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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