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# Spain and Poland approve EUR 5.4 billion Airbus A330 MRTT tanker deal under SAFE
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-08-25-spain-poland-a330-mrtt-safe-framework/
- Published: 2026-08-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-02T09:20:25.000Z
- Description: Spain's Council of Ministers approved a seven-year, EUR 5.4 billion framework with Poland to jointly buy at least seven Airbus A330 MRTT tanker aircraft under the EU's SAFE instrument, with four aircraft going to Poland by 2030.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #reported

Reported [Infodefensa.com, 25 August 2026](https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/5993512/espana-polonia-compraran-conjuntamente-aviones-repostaje-mrtt-5400-millones-euros?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish the final number of aircraft ordered or the per-unit price, only the ceiling value of the framework.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who made the parts. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 3 of 3 (large), Reported counts half: weight +3 of 36 possible. EUR5.4bn SAFE framework buys European-built Airbus tankers; agreed, undelivered; above threshold. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)