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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-24-101909
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20240923
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240923

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000023197
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RADIO & TV BROADCASTING & COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT [3663]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	04 Manufacturing
		IRS NUMBER:				112139466
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0731

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-07928
		FILM NUMBER:		241314809

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		305 N 54TH STREET
		CITY:			CHANDLER
		STATE:			AZ
		ZIP:			85226
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4803332200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		305 N 54TH STREET
		CITY:			CHANDLER
		STATE:			AZ
		ZIP:			85226

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	COMTECH INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19870503

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19831215

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	COMTECH LABORATORIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19780425
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a)&nbsp;of
the Securities</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">On September 23, 2024, Comtech
Telecommunications Corp. issued a press release, a copy of which can be found below.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Comtech Comments on Director Nominations</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>CHANDLER, Ariz. &ndash; Sept. 23,
2024</B></FONT> &ndash; Comtech (NASDAQ: CMTL) (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), a global technology leader, today noted the director nominations
submitted by Michael Porcelain, Fred Kornberg and their affiliates to stand for election to the Comtech Board of Directors at the Company&rsquo;s
Fiscal 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Comtech stockholders are not required to take any action at this time.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>About Comtech</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is
a leading global technology company providing terrestrial and wireless network solutions, next-generation 9-1-1 emergency services, satellite
and space communications technologies, and cloud native capabilities to commercial and government customers around the world. Our unique
culture of innovation and employee empowerment unleashes a relentless passion for customer success. With multiple facilities located
in technology corridors throughout the United States and around the world, Comtech leverages our global presence, technology leadership,
and decades of experience to create the world&rsquo;s most innovative communications solutions. For more information, please visit </FONT><U>www.comtech.com</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><U>Important Additional Information and Where to Find It</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The Company intends to file a proxy
statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A, an accompanying </FONT>white proxy card, and other documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &ldquo;SEC&rdquo;) in connection with its solicitation of proxies from the Company&rsquo;s stockholders for the Company&rsquo;s
Fiscal 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. THE COMPANY&rsquo;S STOCKHOLDERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ THE COMPANY&rsquo;S DEFINITIVE
PROXY STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO), THE ACCOMPANYING WHITE PROXY CARD, AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED OR
TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and stockholders
may obtain a copy of the definitive proxy statement, an accompanying white proxy card, any amendments or supplements to the definitive
proxy statement and other documents filed by the Company with the SEC at no charge at the SEC&rsquo;s website at <U>www.sec.gov</U>.
Copies will also be available at no charge by clicking the &ldquo;Governance&rdquo; link in the &ldquo;Investors&rdquo; section of the
Company&rsquo;s website, <U>https://comtech.com/investors/</U>, or by contacting investors@comtech.com as soon as reasonably practicable
after such materials are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><U>Participants in the Solicitation</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Company, its directors, certain of its officers, and other
employees may be deemed to be &ldquo;participants&rdquo; (as defined in Section&nbsp;14(a)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended) in the solicitation of proxies from the Company&rsquo;s stockholders in connection with matters to be considered
at the Company&rsquo;s Fiscal 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Information about the names of the Company&rsquo;s
directors and officers, their respective interests in the Company by security holdings or otherwise, and their respective compensation
is set forth in the sections entitled &ldquo;Stockholders, Directors and Executive Officers,&rdquo; &ldquo;Director Compensation,&rdquo;
and &ldquo;Executive Compensation&rdquo; of the Company&rsquo;s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A in connection with the Fiscal 2023 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the SEC on November&nbsp;16, 2023 (available </FONT><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/cmtl-20231116.htm/000002319723000056/0000023197-23-000056-index.html">here</A>)
and the Company&rsquo;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K, filed with the SEC on October&nbsp;12, 2023 (available&nbsp;<A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/cmtl-20230731.htm/000002319723000048/0000023197-23-000048-index.html">here</A>). To the extent
the security holdings of directors and executive officers have changed since the amounts described in these filings, such changes are
set forth on Initial Statements of Beneficial Ownership on Form&nbsp;3 or Statements of Change in Ownership on Form&nbsp;4 filed with
the SEC, which can be found at no charge at the SEC&rsquo;s website at <U>www.sec.gov</U>. Updated information regarding the identity
of potential participants and their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, in the Company will be set forth
in the Company&rsquo;s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for the Fiscal 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and other relevant documents
to be filed with the SEC, if and when they become available. These documents will be available free of charge as described above.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Investor Relations</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Maria Ceriello</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">631-962-7102</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>investors@comtech.com</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Media Contact</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Jamie Clegg</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">480-532-2523</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>jamie.clegg@comtech.com</U></P>

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