Czech firm Aero Vodochody intends to offer the Venezuelan Government a "non-US" version of its L-159 training warplane, based on French avionics and Ukrainian engine in order to avoid the veto the Bush administration imposed on sales of warplanes with US components to Venezuela.According to a report published by the Magazine on Aeronautics and Astronautics, Aero Vodochody decided to modify its training warplane for sale to Venezuela, and negotiations are pending for approval by the Czech Government.
