Man, all military acquisition programs nowdays HAVE offset programs.

of cource, but one thing is to promise offset and the sedond is to fill that. Sweden does in the Czechlands what promised (even before gripens delivering), but try to ask about promised US offsets filling in Poland (I mean to promise equals to sign agreement)

Aero Vodochody had bad time under Boeing, not today. Aero is starting producing of new Sikorski S-76D (up to day have produced S-76C++), Aero prepare producing of new own plane Ae-270 Ibis, Aero is starting centre wing boxes of C-27J Spartan production , it produces emergency doors for Airbus, F-18 gundoors for Boeing and produces L-159T1 Albatros II two-seater trainers for Czech Air Force (two-seater version similar to B version, the first will be delivered in January 2006), 4 months ago Czech government and Aero signed contract for CzAF L-159 modernisation plan and service support for CzAF L-159 and L-39 fleet up to 2025.
This week Czech government and Aero announce official L-159A selling offer for Nigeria on Nigerian request from last week. 14 days ago Indonesian goverment have announced interest in new L-159B advanced trainers for its air force and “eastern version” of L-159 is prepared (with Ukrainian engine and French electronic systems)
I guess it don´t look like company in “hard times” (yes it had financial problems, but Czech government resolved that and Aero was sold in october 2006 to private company PENTA, and it want and support military and civilian program as well). That´s mistake to think about a bad quarter of an hour in Aero. Bad days were under Boeing, but Boeing was kicked out from Aero in 2004 for 2 Czech crowns (sic!), thanx for God.

and about L-159B. If L-159B is an outsider so it´s not technical and combat abilities question. Here you can see info abou L-159B (without radar version) and L-159A (same as of Czech Air force). The first prototype of B version is from 2002 and has same or better abilities as/than CzAF A version (producing started in 1999) except less fuel capacity. Of course the abilities depends on software and if I know energetical and board computer capacity is used in current CzAF versions of about 40-45%. I don´t know exactly but does BAe offer some radar version of twoseater Hawk? Can a two-seater Hawk carry for example AMRAAM, maverick, brimstone, paveway II…. ?
Of course there is whole support, training and diagnostic systems and simulators (flight simulator, emergency eject simulator, simulator of cockpit procedures etc) in L-159 pack. BWT in India and SAR L-159B was evaluated as better and more suitable then Hawk, but in SAR won gripen over F-18 (hawk was offered with gripen as set, Albatros II with F-18) and for fear of possible US embargo or obstruction L-159 was refused in India ( about 40% equipment is made in USA, it´s reason for preparing “eastern version” with Ukrainian engine and French electronic systems). And in the middle of this year Czech government answered “no” to Aero´s request for selling L-159 to Venezuela (“eastern version”).
If Greece refuses L-159 no tragedy for Aero, and in Czech newspapers you cannot read nothing abou Greece new trainer competition. I remember only some not important info abou Greece Air force chief visit in the Czechlands and in Aero some time ago. About Nigerian request and Indonesian interest you can read though.

there is links and several photos what can be carried by any L-159 version

L-159A
http://www.aero.cz/main.php?pageid=28
L-159B in non-radar version
http://www.aero.cz/main.php?pageid=29