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Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Receives $53.3 Million Order
on New Blue Force Tracking Contract for Its Mobile Satellite Data
Communications Transceivers
MELVILLE, N.Y., Sep 05, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced today
that its Maryland-based subsidiary, Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation,
received an order totaling $53.3 million under its IDIQ contract
with the U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command (CECOM).
This is the first order issued against the newly awarded $216.0
million IDIQ contract.
Comtech will supply both its Model MT-2011F Mobile Satellite Data
Transceiver and AVX-06 Air Transceiver 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
to receive this new order for the expanded deployment of our flagship
ground and aviation satellite data communications transceivers
within the Blue Force Tracking System. This action highlights
the importance that our technology plays in supporting this critical
program."
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.
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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