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Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Awarded $216.0 Million Blue
Forcing Tracking Contract
MELVILLE, N.Y., Sep 04, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) announced today
that its Maryland-based subsidiary, Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation,
has been awarded a $216.0 million indefinite delivery/indefinite
quantity contract by the U.S. Army Communications Electronics
Command (CECOM). The period of performance under the new contract
begins on August 31, 2007 and ends on December 31, 2011, subject
to annual government funding.
Under the terms of the contract with CECOM, Comtech will provide
mobile satellite transceivers, satellite bandwidth, satellite
network operations, engineering services and program management
to the Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below - Blue Force
Tracking (FBCB2-BFT) program, a battle command real-time situational
awareness and control system.
Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech
Telecommunications Corp., said, "We are extremely pleased
with this new multi-year contract awarded to Comtech by FBCB2-BFT.
This new contract provides an exciting opportunity for us to work
even more closely with FBCB2-BFT, and to continue to invest in
innovative technology and features to address the needs of both
the current and future warfighter."
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
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