Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Receives $1.5 Million High-Power TWT Amplifier Contract

Santa, Clara, Calif. October 24, 2014--Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL) announced today that its Santa Clara, California-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology Inc., has received an award for US$ 1.5 million to supply high-power millimeter-wave traveling wave tube amplifiers (TWTAs) from a U.S. government customer.

The Comtech Xicom TWTA is a rugged outdoor amplifier and will be used in fixed and transportable satellite links for strategic military communications.

Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc., a 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.

Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp., said, “Comtech Xicom continues to lead the way in high-power millimeter-wave amplifier technology. We offer a broad spectrum of indoor and outdoor millimeter-wave products, from 10Watts to more than 500Watts at Ka and Q-band. Many military users and commercial integrators choose our products for their satellite communications needs.”

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