Here we go again: Russians (Antonov) for KC-X

edit: YES YES I KNOW IT’S UKRANIAN NOT RUSSIAN

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4695743&c=EUR&s=AIR

A California-based aerospace firm is finalizing plans to partner with a Ukrainian aircraft maker to pitch up to three aerial tankers in the U.S. Air Force’s multibillion-dollar KC-X competition

gee this sounds somewhat familiar :rolleyes:

The source said U.S. Aerospace and Antonov plan to enter the four-engine AN-124-100, and a two-engine variant of that airframe known as the AN-122.

In a further twist, the U.S.-Ukrainian team plans to enter “a new plane designed to meet the [KC-X] specs, dubbed the AN-112,” the source told Defense News.

The AN-112 would be, if eventually entered, the only plane in the race designed specifically for the Air Force’s tanker requirements.

my BS meter just blew a gasket

another link here