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U.S Army awards $1.7 Million contract to Comtech Telecommunications for Engineering Services

U.S Army awards $1.7 Million contract to Comtech Telecommunications for Engineering Services

Specifications:

Name:

U.S Army awards $1.7 Million contract to Comtech Telecommunications for Engineering Services

Location:

Arizona

Company:

Comtech Telecommunications Corp

Estimated Cost:

$1.7 Million

Source:

comtechtel.com

Intoduction:

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that during its third quarter of fiscal 2020, its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., which is part of Comtech’s Commercial Solutions segment, received a $1.7 million order for engineering services from Hughes Network Systems, LLC (“Hughes”) to support the Data Link Modernization (“DLM”) contract by providing new advanced satellite communications (“SATCOM”) systems for the U.S. Army’s MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System (“UAS”). Additional orders are expected in future periods.

Features:

Under the development and prototype phase of the sub-contract with Hughes, Comtech EF Data will provide advanced engineering services, including porting of waveforms to the prime’s airborne and ground-based satellite modems and supporting the stringent Army Cyber Security requirements.

Comtech EF Data Corp. is a leading supplier of communications equipment with a focus on satellite bandwidth efficiency and link optimization. The high-performance satellite communications ground equipment is deployed globally to support mission-critical and demanding applications for government, mobile backhaul, premium enterprise and mobility. Service providers, satellite operators, governments and commercial users wanting to optimize communications, increase throughput and delight customers, are leveraging the performance and flexibility of the Comtech brand.