PHOTOS, VIDEO: Hungarian company makes fighters for Vietnam’s modernised air force against China

Hungary produces the fighter jets for Vietnam's modernized air force against China (Copy)
Photo: Twitter/AERO_Vodochody

Aero Vodochody is a Czech aircraft company owned by the Hungarian state. They have a new fighter and training jet type, the L-39NG, which they aim to produce in mass. The first order came from Vietnam, the second from Hungary, and their name popped up in a joint military aircraft manufacturing program for Ukraine. The Hungarian state theoretically against delivering arms to Kyiv was not against the plan.

Fighter aircrafts for Vietnam, Hungary, Senegal, Ghana

According to g7.hu, Aero Vodochody presented their first L‑39NG fighter and training military aircraft in August. The colours are of the Vietnamese air force, where the first jets will go to strengthen it against China, the country’s main rival in the region. Interestingly, Aero Vodochody is not a Czech company. The majority ownership went to Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky in 2021. After he was nominated Hungary’s minister of defence, he sold his shares to MOL CEO Zsolt Hernádi, who passed it to the state months later.

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The Aero got a HUF 53 billion Hungarian state loan from the Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) even though its income before tax was only HUF 15.6 billion in 2022, thanks to an Iraqi order. The Czech minority owner is Richárd Háva, a controversial Czech arms dealer living in Switzerland. He agreed with Vietnam, and the sum was HUF tens of billions.

The alpine form of the aircraft:

The fighter can also carry out small-scale attacks:

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Vietnam aims to modernise their army against China. Before, they used the L-39 model of the Czech aircraft company. Now, they will purchase 12 new L-39NGs. Here is a video of the plane:

Hungary will manufacture arms for Ukraine?

The new model is the modified and modernised version of the L-39 Albatros made in mass numbers before 1990. The new L-39NGs will serve training purposes but can carry out small-scale attacks. They have new composite wings, American Williams motors, a new cockpit and modern electronic and avionics systems.

Vietnam will receive the new aircraft in 2023-2024, and Hungary will get its 12 new jets after August 2024. As a result, we will be able to train our Gripen pilots instead of sending them to Canada. The new type will be introduced in the Czech fighter training, and there is gossip about deals with Senegal and Ghana. Therefore, they would like to increase production capacity from one per month to two.

Czech President Petr Pavel mentioned the Aero as a possible player in a Ukrainian-Czech joint military aircraft manufacturing cooperation. The majority owner, the Hungarian state, did not comment on the idea.

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