Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that Comtech Systems Inc., its Florida-based subsidiary, received a $35.4 M contract from a domestic prime contractor to provide system design and telecommunications transmission equipment for use in a North African government's communications network.

Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp., said, "We have worked with this end-customer for many years now and believe that this contract award is a significant validation of our expertise in designing and delivering mission critical communication systems."

Kornberg added, "Our long-term commitment to investing in transmission technology has firmly established Comtech as the choice for this advanced communications solution. We look forward to working with this prime contractor and the foreign end-customer on this and future opportunities."