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RTX ramps up landing gear output with expanded Collins Aerospace plant in Poland
Collins Aerospace, part of RTX, opened a newly expanded Tajęcina manufacturing facility aimed at increasing production capacity for both commercial and defense aircraft landing gear.
RTX is expanding aircraft landing-gear manufacturing capacity through Collins Aerospace, its largest business by revenue. On June 2, 2026, Collins Aerospace opened a newly expanded manufacturing facility in Tajęcina, Poland, a site built to support rising demand for main, nose and wing landing gear systems used across commercial fleets and defense aircraft programs. The opening follows an earlier expansion plan that began construction in November 2024 and was scheduled to finish in February 2026.
Collins said the Tajęcina expansion adds 22,000 square meters of manufacturing space, financed through a $69 million investment. The company expects the facility to increase landing gear system production capacity by nearly 25% for both commercial and defense aircraft. Collins also estimated that the project would create approximately 190 new jobs during 2026, linking the plant ramp to workforce growth in the region.
The landing gear systems produced at Tajęcina are designed to withstand harsh operating conditions and to reduce maintenance requirements. Collins described its assemblies as integrated sets that include steering, braking and control elements. In other words, the product is not just hardware legs, but a subsystem intended to deliver reliability and performance over repeated landings and different runway conditions.
Collins’ June 2026 release framed the expansion as part of a longer-term buildout of its Poland manufacturing footprint. The company said it is building on a foundation established when the Tajęcina site first opened in 2012. Collins also said its landing gear manufacturing and support teams operate across Tajęcina and its Krosno facility for related assemblies and support work.
RTX said Poland is its largest employee and investment footprint outside the United States, with more than 9,400 employees across Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon. The Tajęcina opening is therefore positioned not as a standalone plant upgrade, but as one element of a broader effort to scale aviation and defense production in Europe.
The company’s broader capital spending in Poland is also part of the same narrative. In the same June 2 release, RTX noted that Pratt & Whitney has announced a separate $100 million investment to expand capacity at its Rzeszów facility for critical engine components, with an expected 30% output increase and operations targeted for 2028. While that investment is not directly related to landing gear, it underscores RTX’s approach of adding capacity across multiple aviation supply-chain bottlenecks in the same geography.
What remains unclear is which specific aircraft programs or customer contracts will consume the incremental landing gear capacity. RTX’s releases emphasize overall demand and production capability, but they do not disclose expected revenue impact, delivery schedules by program, or the degree to which current backlogs are driving the expansion. The timing of the capacity ramp-up beyond the facility opening also is not quantified in the announcements.
Why It Matters
- Capacity additions to landing gear can help aircraft makers and airframe suppliers manage parts shortages that can slow production rates, particularly during periods of strong commercial deliveries and defense platform recapitalization.
- The Tajęcina expansion indicates that RTX’s Collins Aerospace is focusing on scaling an end-to-end landing-gear subsystem capability, not only individual components.
- By coupling landing gear investments in Poland with engine-component capacity work at Pratt & Whitney, RTX is addressing multiple constraint points in aerospace manufacturing and supply chains.
- Job creation and facility expansion can strengthen local supplier ecosystems, which may support long-term program continuity for both civil and military customers.
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Key Facts
- Collins Aerospace, part of RTX, opened an expanded manufacturing facility in Tajęcina, Poland, on June 2, 2026.
- The expansion adds 22,000 square meters and involves a $69 million investment.
- Collins expects the project to increase landing gear system production capacity by nearly 25% for both commercial and defense aircraft.
- The company estimated the expansion would create approximately 190 new jobs in 2026.
- Collins said its expanded output will support landing gear assemblies including main, nose and wing configurations, integrated with steering, braking and control systems.
- RTX said Poland is its largest non-U.S. employee and investment base, with more than 9,400 employees across Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon.
- An earlier RTX release said construction on the Tajęcina expansion started in November 2024 and was scheduled to conclude in February 2026.
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