Aero Vodochody Signs Contract For Saab Gripen Pylons

Swedish Planemaker Also Helps Market L-159 Aircraft Saab has placed an order with Czech aerospace company AERO Vodochody for the production of NATO pylons for the Gripen aircraft system. Transfer of production will commence at the Aero facilities at Vodochody in the Czech Republic in autumn this year. Aero tells ANN Saab also recently signed a joint working agreement with Aero establishing a mutual cooperation concerning marketing and sales of the L-159 Combat and Training System. The agreement was also to identify manufacturing work packages (MWP) between Saab and Aero. "We highly value the continuation of cooperation with Saab, recently confirmed within our military program by... [read full story]