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United Shipbuilding Corporation Say Mistral LHD Contract ‘In Force’.
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Shipbuilding Corporation Say Mistral LHD Contract ‘In Force’ |
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Russia's
United Shipbuilding Corporation said on Friday the contract to build
two Mistral class amphibious assault ships remains ‘in force,’
dismissing media reports that the country’s Defense Ministry has
dropped the construction plans. “We have not been informed of any such decision by the Russian Defense Ministry. Currently, the contract remains in force, as before,” a spokesman for Russia's United Shipbuilding Corporation said. |
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 DCNS is supplying two BPC-type projection and command vessels to Russia under a contract that came into effect at the end of 2011. |
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The spokesman also confirmed that the construction
of the first two Mistral ships in France will be continued.
Russian business daily Vedomosti on Friday cited a government source saying that the Russian Defense Ministry has decided to abandon plans to build two Mistral class amphibious assault ships under French license in Russia. |
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 The design modifications needed to adapt the BPC concept to Russia's specific requirements are progressing as planned. (Picture: DCNS) |
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Russia and France signed a $1.2-billion contract
for two French-built Mistral class ships, including the transfer of
sensitive technology, in June 2011.
The first ship, the Vladivostok, is being built at a DCNS shipyard in Saint-Nazaire and should be delivered in 2014, while the second, the Sevastopol, is scheduled for delivery in 2015. Two more ships were expected to be 80% built in Russia, 20% in France. A Mistral-class ship is capable of carrying 16 helicopters, four landing vessels, 70 armored vehicles, and 450 personnel. The French-built ships are expected to be assigned to Russia’s Pacific Fleet. Link to Mistral class LHD datasheet |