Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Wins $1.8 Million High-Power Amplifier Orders for...

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Wins $1.8 Million High-Power Amplifier Orders
for Satellite Terminals to Provide Satellite Connectivity for Soldiers

MELVILLE, N.Y., Oct. 14, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Comtech Telecommunications
Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL) announced today that its Santa Clara, California-based
subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc., received orders totaling $1.8
million for ruggedized, high-power, solid-state power amplifiers (SSPA's) that
will be incorporated into transportable fly-away satellite terminals used by
U.S. soldiers stationed overseas in remote areas.

These terminals, designed for outdoor use in harsh environmental conditions,
transmit in the Ku-band frequency which offers a broad array of available
satellite transponders around the globe. Additionally, the terminals can be
packed into two transit cases making them ideal for transportable applications.

Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech
Telecommunications Corp., commented, "Comtech Xicom Technology has enjoyed a
long history of technology leadership in high-power traveling wave tube
amplifiers for satellite communications. This order is another demonstration of
our ability to design light weight, efficient SSPA's that meet stringent
customer requirements."

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 45.5 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, mobile data communications and RF microwave amplifiers. 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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