Antonov jumps into the KC-x competition

Well, here's to everyone driving an American made car then, American electronics, etc... :lol:

I am all in favor of keeping jobs in the USA, and insanely in favor of maintaining an industrial base in the USA, however, if we're going to split hairs, *some* of the Boeing jobs may end up not being "here" either as they've become an outsourcer of the first order (not that they have a choice if they want to compete outside of Govt largess ...)

And there are plenty of American citizens in other states - non union workers though they may be, they still count - that might like to have a job (working for the A330 tanker).

And what about the idea of the military and our soldiers having the best possible equipment for the mission? Its a slippery slope to turn the requirement into a jobs program. Look what has happened to NASA's mission becoming cultural cheer-leading...

Mind you I don't believe Antonov would be the likely answer here. :D

Tom