Comtech Telecommunications wins $4.8 million follow-on contract for high-power military SATCOM TWTAs

Comtech Telecommunications has announced 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 US military integrator for high-power satellite communication (SATCOM) traveling wave tube amplifiers (TWTAs).

"The US 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."