MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 17, 2016 -- Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL) announced today that during its first quarter of fiscal 2017, Comtech’s Command and Control Technologies Group, which is part of its Government Solutions segment, received a $13.4 million funded order for its Secret Internet Protocol Router and Non-Secure Internet Protocol Router Access Point (SNAP) Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) satellite systems and associated services.

To-date, Comtech has received $62.8 million of funded orders against the $91.0 million contract ceiling. The U.S. Army Project Manager for the Warfighter Information Network - Tactical (PM WIN-T) Commercial Satellite Terminal Program is funding this procurement through the Army's GTACS contract vehicle.

“We are pleased to announce the further investments made by the U.S. Army for our SNAP and VSAT Hardware for this reliable communication system,” said Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

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.