Comtech Telecommunications has received a contract modification valued at $8.6 million from the U.S. Army Program Executive Office (PEO) Command, Control, Communications-Tactical (C3T).

The modification increases the total amount funded on this delivery order from $82.1 million to $90.7 million, and extends the period of performance through July 2018.

The funding will provide communications infrastructure for U.S. forces in the Central Command (CENTCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR), said the company in a statement.

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