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The U.S. Navy has established a manufacturing program at PZL-Swidnik to produce metal components for use with U.S. military aircraft. On July 30 the Navy and the company signed a contract valued at $275,000 for the initial phases of the project. The investment will go toward certification of the PZL facilities, qualification of their procedures, and manufacture of test assemblies. The total contract value is significantly higher.
The Navy's Office of Comparative Testing funds the program, which is managed by the F-14 Program Office. The program will include cooperation between PZL-Swidnik and three small U.S. companies that will supply various specialty materials and sub-components. Polish employees will perform at least 50 percent of all the work at the PZL-Swidnik facility.
This is the first such project in Poland. Besides the obvious technical merits -- such as competitive fabrication of replacement structures for F-14 and other aircraft -- it will foster cooperation between U.S. and Polish industry and provide Polish companies with a conduit into U.S. aerospace markets.
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