Kosiniak-Kamysz made the statement on Tuesday after a meetings with his Spanish counterpart and a visit to Airbus' defense complex outside Madrid.
"We are moving to the implementation phase," Kosiniak-Kamysz said after talks with Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles.
He added: "We have given ourselves two weeks, until the NATO summit in Ankara, to agree on the details, but we are on a very good path. Poland and Spain will jointly carry out the purchase of refueling and transport aircraft. What remains is the question of the number of aircraft and production capacity."
The two countries signed a memorandum of intent on May 29 committing them to the joint procurement.
Under EU rules governing the SAFE defense funding mechanism, purchases by a single country had to be contracted by May 30 to qualify for financing. Deals concluded after that deadline must involve at least two participating states.
The EU's SAFE program offers EUR 150 billion in low-interest loans, primarily for military equipment purchases — with preference given to European-made hardware.
Poland, the program's largest beneficiary, has applied for funding across 139 projects.
Deputy Defense Minister Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka, who accompanied Kosiniak-Kamysz on the visit, said Spain would need to sign its commitment to Airbus first, which would then open the negotiating path for Poland.
She added that the deal would operate on the principle that companies selling to Poland must invest in Poland. "Wiring for the MRTT tankers is already being produced in Poland—but that is just the beginning," she said.
Sobkowiak-Czarnecka also said that a key objective was securing a Spanish commitment that Polish subcontractors would become part of the supply chain not only for aircraft ordered by Poland, but also for other EU customers currently in line with Airbus for the same planes.
Earlier in the day, Kosiniak-Kamysz met with Airbus Defense and Space leadership at the company's Getafe facility, where talks focused on Airbus' investment engagement in Poland.
The minister said the Madrid talks also served to prepare a joint Polish-Spanish position ahead of the NATO summit, scheduled for July 7-8 in Ankara.
He highlighted a NATO pipeline project, collective defense, and joint exercises as priority agenda items.
"Spain understands that an attack on any ally is an attack on Spain," he said. "I believe this message of unity is the best signal we can send to Russia."
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Source: PAP