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Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Receives $20.6
Million Order to Support Existing BFT Users and Test
New Version of BFT Software
MELVILLE, N.Y., Mar 1, 2010 (GlobeNewswire
via COMTEX News Network) -- Comtech Telecommunications
Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL) announced today that its Maryland-based
subsidiary, Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, received
a $20.6 million order under its existing $243.5 million
BFT contract with the U.S. Army Communications Electronics
Command.
The order is for the support of the
Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below - Blue Force
Tracking (FBCB2-BFT) program, a U.S. Army battle command
real-time situational awareness and control system,
and allows Comtech to continue to provide support of
all existing deployed BFT satellite channels for a
six month period, plus the addition of one new channel
for a nine-month period. The order also supports testing
of a new version of BFT software, version 6.5, that
would enable current BFT users to operate at higher
data rates.
Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp., said, "We
are extremely pleased to receive this order which supports
immediate U.S. Army operational needs. We believe this
order demonstrates the value to the Army of the more
than 100,000 deployed first generation Comtech-designed
BFT satellite transceivers."
Mr. Kornberg further added, "We
believe that this order demonstrates that the U.S.
Army has a clear need for higher data rates for its
existing BFT satellite transceivers. In addition, because
our BFT-2 solutions are designed to be backward compatible,
we believe this order further validates how our BFT-2
strategy provides a unique and clear path for the Army
to seamlessly transition from BFT-1 to BFT-2 by offering
a staged upgrade cycle that eliminates the risk of
network disruption while minimizing the costs of operating
two different networks."
Comtech has successfully
completed U.S. Army sponsored field testing of its
BFT-HC ground mobile and aviation transceiver and network
solution, meeting or exceeding all BFT-2 specifications.
This next-generation transceiver is ready for field
deployment, and specifically addresses the U.S. Army
warfighters' challenging mobile environment.
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,
inefficient or too expensive. 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
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SOURCE: Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
CONTACT: Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
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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