U.S. Army submits $9.2 million order for Comtech satellite data communications transcievers

MELVILLE, N.Y., 1 June 2006. Comtech Telecommunications Corporation's Maryland-based subsidiary, Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, has received orders totaling $9.2 million for its mobile satellite data communications transceivers. The orders were received on the Company's Movement Tracking System, or MTS, contract with the U.S. Army. Total orders received to date against the $418.2 million MTS contract increased to $258.0 million.

The orders are for the supply of Comtech's Model 2011 mobile satellite data transceivers, integral 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. The transceivers aid in maintaining communications when line-of-sight channels are unavailable.