WARSAW, Poland — Lt. Gen. Tibor Benkő, the chief of Hungary’s General Staff of the Armed Forces, has unveiled plans to acquire three transport aircraft for the country’s Air Force next spring, and a further three planes at a later date.

The planned procurements are part of the country’s Zrinyi 2026 military development program. Hungarian Defence Minister István Simicskó said Dec. 6 that, under the 10-year program, the ministry is also planning to purchase an unspecified number of helicopters for the Hungarian military, local news agency MTI reported.

Currently, the country’s military depends on Soviet-designed aircraft for its transport capability. The acquisitions would allow the Hungarian Air Force to replace its Antonov An-26 planes with new aircraft.

The value of the planned procurements was not disclosed by the Hungarian ministry.