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MELVILLE, N.Y.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Oct. 1, 2012--Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL) announced today that its Santa Clara, California-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology Inc., received orders from a domestic integrator totaling $1.8 million to supply a suite of solid-state high-power amplifiers (aSSPAasa) to support U.S. military tactical SATCOM applications. The orders were for a range of power levels in the C-, X-, and Ku-bands, and provide users with the ability to access both military and commercial satellites around the world.

Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp., said, "Comtech Xicomas range of compact, high efficiency amplifiers are designed for ruggedized, lightweight transportable applications, and we remain focused on delivering high-quality products that meet the demanding requirements of this marketplace. We believe that this is an increasingly important growth area going forward, and we are well positioned with our current and future product offering.a

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

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. designs, develops, produces and markets innovative products, systems and services for advanced communications solutions. The Company believes many of its solutions play a vital role in providing or enhancing communication capabilities when terrestrial communications infrastructure is unavailable, inefficient or too expensive. The Company conducts business through three complementary segments: telecommunications transmission, RF microwave amplifiers and mobile data communications. The Company sells products to a diverse customer base in the global commercial and government communications markets. The Company believes it is a market leader in the market segments that it serves.

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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