Gomig-21
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Take a look at these:
The world's biggest aerial refuelling aircraft
http://www.airforce-technology.com/features/featurethe-worlds-best-aerial-refuelling-aircraft/
Until we get one of those..... Egypt has almost immediate ability with 3 different and currently available platforms, or at least 1 of 3 is immediately available and the other 2 within a few years if it wanted and pushed for it.
First one can be easily done and relatively quickly: Drogue and chute off of C-130 fuel tanks.
2nd and 3rd are Rafale & MiG-29M/M2 Buddy Buddy systems.
Being that the new jets are equipped with refueling probes, the buddy/buddy system with drogue and chute would work perfectly in all 3 cases for the new MiGs, Rafales, and Mirage 2000. The F-16's will need to wait for a tanker equipped with a boom refueler, unfortunately. But it's a good, easy start.