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Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Awarded $2.0 Million Contract for Ka-band TWTAs

Leading Military System Integrator Selects Comtech for Trailer-Based Satcom Terminal

MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 17, 2021-- Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL), a world leader in secure wireless communications technologies, announced today, that during its third quarter of fiscal 2021, its Santa Clara, California-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc., a world leader in high-power amplifiers, was awarded a $2.0 million order for rugged Ka-band high power traveling wave tube amplifiers (“TWTAs”) for a U.S. military communications system that provides a secure internet connection to U.S. soldiers without the need for fixed infrastructure.

“Comtech Xicom Technology’s line of high-power amplifiers (“HPAs”) are employed in military communications applications around the globe. From transportable to airborne applications, Xicom leads the way for high-quality, state-of-the-art TWTAs and SSPAs,” said Fred Kornberg, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. “We are happy to be selected to deliver reliable and high-performance Ka-band amplifiers.”

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

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is a leader in the global communications market headquartered in Melville, New York. With a passion for customer success, Comtech designs, produces and markets advanced secure wireless solutions to more than 1,000 customers in more than 100 countries. For more information, please visit www.comtechtel.com.

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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Contacts

Product Media Contact:
Eric Schmidt, Vice President, Sales
Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc.
408-391-6534
eric.schmidt@xicomtech.com

Corporate Contact:
Michael D. Porcelain, President and Chief Operating Officer
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
631-962-7000
info@comtechtel.com

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CEO: Ken Traub
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Revenues: $549,994,000 (2023)

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Contacts

Product Media Contact:
Eric Schmidt, Vice President, Sales
Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc.
408-391-6534
eric.schmidt@xicomtech.com

Corporate Contact:
Michael D. Porcelain, President and Chief Operating Officer
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
631-962-7000
info@comtechtel.com

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