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Russia’s second Mistral-class amphibious assault ship will be complete in October 2014.
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Russia’s second Mistral-class amphibious assault ship will be
complete in October 2014 |
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Russia’s
second Mistral-class
amphibious assault ship will be complete in October 2014, a
deputy prime minister in charge of the defense industry said Sunday,
adding that the first Mistral would enter the nation’s fleet this
October. |
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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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Speaking
live on national television network NTV, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry
Rogozin added that construction of the stern for the first such helicopter-carrying
warship would finish at St. Petersburg’s Baltiisky shipyard within
two or three days. Early last week, Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov said the stern might not be completed within deadline, but Rogozin days later refuted that remark, saying: “The ship will be ready on time.” Similar in size to the French Navy Mistral class, the Russian Navy version (Vladivostok class) will receive only minor modifications, including an increased hangar height to accomodate Kamov helicopters, reinforced hull to operate in Arctic zones, specific warming devices on deck, russian weapons (AK-630M, 3M-47 Gibka and MPTU) and systems. Read our analysis on the Russian Navy future Mistral class LHD, specificities and characteristics |