MELVILLE, N.Y. –
August 8, 2017– Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL)
announced today that during its fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, its Santa
Clara, California-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology Inc., which
is part of Comtech’s Commercial Solutions segment, received $1.9 million
of follow-on orders from a domestic integrator for Traveling Wave Tube
Amplifiers (“TWTAs”) for a U.S. Government Satellite Communications
application.
The Ku- and Ka-band TWTAs ordered for this challenging Army application
are part of Comtech Xicom Technology’s industry-leading high efficiency
TWTA product line and will be delivered this year.
Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech
Telecommunications Corp., said, “Comtech is pleased to continue our
support for this important program and the warfighter, with our
industry-leading high-power, high efficiency amplifiers. We provide the
highest linear powers in the most compact and rugged packages possible
while maintaining our high standards for quality and reliability in
challenging environments.”
Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc., a world leader in high-power amplifiers,
manufactures a wide variety of tube-based and solid-state power
amplifiers for military and commercial satellite uplink applications.
The product range encompasses power levels from 8 W to 3 kW, with
frequency coverage in sub-bands within the 2 GHz to 45 GHz spectrum.
Amplifiers are available for fixed and ground-based, ship-board, and
airborne mobile applications. Please visit www.xicomtech.com
for more information.
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. designs, develops, produces and markets
innovative products, systems and services for advanced communications
solutions. The Company sells products to a diverse customer base in the
global commercial and government communications markets.
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.
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