I'm not suggesting the gov’t actually buy the Antonov as a tanker...another poster already referred to the political and potential repair part issue. Of course, that assessment can be made of the Airbus as well.
Regards,
You are correct on the manufacturer...
About 12 years ago, an industry pal used the big Anotov to fly in a massive piece of equipment for a fertilizer plant in Venezuela. It would have added years to the project to try assembling the unit in VZ. The Anotov delivered the system fully assembled.