Polen kauft Tankflugzeuge Airbus A330 MRTT
Verfasst: Mo 6. Jul 2026, 05:27
Poland teams up with Spain to double tanker aircraft purchase
Poland initially planned to procure two aircraft using loans from the European Union, but the agreement with Madrid will allow Warsaw to increase its tanker order to four units.
A spokesperson for the Polish Ministry of National Defence told Defense News that Poland and Spain have signed a memorandum that obliges the two countries to carry out the acquisition together. The deal enables the Spanish government to share its delivery slots with the Polish ministry.
By joining forces with Madrid for the procurement, Warsaw will receive the MRTTs by 2030. The agreement was signed in late June 2026 during an official visit to Spain by Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and National Defence Minister. During the visit, Kosiniak-Kamysz met with his Spanish counterpart, Margarita Robles.
The Polish minister has announced “that, within two weeks’ time, Poland will arrange with Madrid the details of the contract to buy tanker and transport aircraft. Poland will order four A330 MRTT tankers,” the spokesperson said. “We are currently at the final stage of talks.”
https://www.defensenews.com/global/euro ... -purchase/“The order from European group Airbus will be financed through the SAFE mechanism,” according to the defense spokesperson.
The value of the planned purchase was not disclosed by the Polish ministry.