Blue Force Tracking. Photo: U.S. Army.

Comtech Telecommunications revealed that during its Third Quarter (Q3) fiscal year 2020, its Mission-Critical Technologies group, which is part of Comtech’s Government Solutions segment, through its Maryland-based subsidiary, Comtech Mobile Datacom, was awarded $6.2 million of initial funding for the U.S. Army‘s Option Period Three and $0.3 million of incremental funding for Option Period Two of contract GS03Q17DSC0002.

These contract modifications are part of the five-year Blue Force Tracking (BFT-1) sustainment support contract for the U.S. Army’s Project Manager Mission Command (PM MC) BFT-1 program for which Comtech provides engineering services, satellite network operations, and program management. Option Period Three’s performance period begins April 15, 2020 and ends April 14, 2021, and the contract provides for one additional twelve-month option period.

Additionally, Comtech revealed Tuesday that its Orlando, Florida-based subsidiary, Comtech Systems (part of Comtech’s Government Solutions segment), received a $1.8 million contract award from its North African country end-customer for additional spares supporting its existing communications systems.