Comtech Wins $4.8 Million Follow-On Contract for High-Power Military SATCOM TWTAs

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Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced today that during its fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, its Santa Clara, California-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc., which is part of Comtech’s Commercial Solutions segment, has received a contract for more than $4.8 million from a U.S. military integrator for high-power satellite communication (SATCOM) traveling wave tube amplifiers (TWTAs).

"The U.S. Military counts on Comtech Xicom Technology to deliver sophisticated, high-power amplifiers. Over the past 5 years, Comtech Xicom has manufactured hundreds of amplifiers for this application,” said Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. "Our customers can count on Comtech Xicom to deliver high-power SATCOM products on time and with high quality.”

About Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc.

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 51 GHz spectrum. Amplifiers are available for fixed and ground-based, ship-board, and airborne mobile applications. Please visit www.xicomtech.com for more information.

About Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

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.