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Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Receives $22.2
Million in Blue Force Tracking Order for Mobile Satellite
Data Communications Transceivers
MELVILLE, N.Y., Jul 8, 2010 (GlobeNewswire
via COMTEX News Network) -- Comtech Telecommunications
Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL) announced today that its Maryland-based
subsidiary, Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, received
a $22.2 million order under its IDIQ contract with
the U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command (CECOM)
for mobile satellite data communications transceivers.
Total orders received to date against this $384.0 million
contract increased to $262.7 million.
Comtech will supply
both its Model MT-2011 Mobile Satellite Ground Transceiver
and its AVX-06(203) Aviation 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 from
our Blue Force Tracking customer, and believe it continues
to demonstrate the critical role our satellite transceivers
play in this important program. With the anticipated
transition of BFT to the next-generation BFT-2 solution,
we believe that our unique ability to seamlessly enable
this transition provides important value to the BFT
program by eliminating the risk of network disruption
while minimizing the costs of operating two different
networks during a challenging budget environment. We
look forward to our continued involvement in the FBCB2-BFT
Program and other critical programs for the Department
of Defense."
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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