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France Should Deliver Mistral Class LHDs to Egypt in June and September.
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France
Should Deliver Mistral Class LHDs to Egypt in June and September |
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According
to AFP, citing an unnamed source, the two Mistral class LHDs will be
delivered to the Egyptian Navy in June and September respectively. Contacted
by Navy Recognition a DCNS representative would not comment
on the delivery dates but explained that the Egyptian sailors will all
be in France by the end of March to achieve their formation. |
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 The former Russian Navy Mistral class LHD Vladivostok |
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In early August 2015, France and Russia reached an
agreement for the non delivery of the 2 Mistral class LHDs originally
ordered in June 2011. It was officially announced in September 2015
that Egypt would acquire the two Mistral LHDs originally intended for
Russia.
The Egyptian Navy took delivery a FREMM Frigate from French shipyard DCNS last year. Moreover, a year ago, DCNS won a contract to supply the Egyptian Navy with four Gowind corvettes. Slated in 2017, the delivery of the first corvette, which is developed and realized at the DCNS Shipyard in Lorient, will occur less than four years after the signature of the contract. DCNS started cutting metal for the very first unit on April 16th 2015. Mistral class vessels are capable of carrying 16 helicopters, four landing craft, 70 armored vehicles and 450 soldiers. Check out our technical datasheet to learn more about the Mistral class |