MELVILLE, N.Y. –
September 24, 2018– Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL)
announced today that during its first quarter of fiscal 2019, its
Orlando, Florida-based subsidiary, Comtech Systems, Inc., which is part
of Comtech’s Government Solutions segment, has received a $9.1 million
sole-sourced contract from The Program Executive Office (PEO) Command,
Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I), International
C4I Integration Program Office (PMW 740), to supply equipment and
services in support of an existing C4I Surveillance and Reconnaissance
Maritime Surveillance System owned by the Iraqi Navy.
Comtech will be supplying thermal imaging radar in conjunction with
Comtech’s advanced digital troposcatter communications systems and
backhaul microwave terminals. The communications network will provide
radar and sensor data to an existing Command and Control facility.
In commenting on this important award, Fred Kornberg, President and
Chief Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp., stated, “I
am excited to be able to announce this important contract with a new
foreign government end customer. While the sales cycles for
opportunities of this type are long, this win is further evidence that
demand for troposcatter equipment around the world is growing. We look
forward to working with the U.S. FMS and Iraqi Navy on this and future
opportunities.”
Comtech Systems, Inc. (www.comtechsystems.com)
specializes in system design, integration, supply and commissioning of
turnkey communication systems including over-the-horizon microwave,
line-of-sight microwave and satellite.
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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