MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2018-- December 4, 2018-- Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL) announced today, that during its first quarter of fiscal 2019, its New York-based subsidiary, Comtech PST Corp., which is part of Comtech’s Government Solutions segment, received contracts totaling $4.2 million for solid-state, high-power RF amplifiers from a leading provider of aviation electronics and communication systems.

These amplifiers are utilized as part of satellite communications systems which provide commercial mobile airborne-to-satellite-to-ground communications service. These orders supplement a significant installed base of Comtech high-power amplifiers previously delivered to this customer.

In commenting on this contract award, Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp., said, "These orders are ongoing evidence of the demand for our commercial aircraft amplifier products. We are proud of our long-standing relationship with this premier supplier of aviation satellite communications systems".

Comtech PST Corp. (www.comtechpst.com) is a leading independent supplier of broadband, high-power, high performance RF microwave amplifiers and control components for use in a broad spectrum of applications including defense, radar, medical, satellite communications systems and instrumentation.

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.

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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