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As an aside, the Mistral is actually a nice piece of kit, and provides more bang for the buck than the Goldplated Mega-LHDs that the USN purchases(the only reason why we build them so big is to maintain the fiction that we're going to have a forced-entry situation with anyone more organized than the Somalis).
Russia said Wednesday it plans to buy a new helicopter-carrying assault warship from NATO-member France in an unprecedented deal experts say reflects Kremlin efforts to accelerate military modernization.
The agreement for purchase of one Mistral-class naval ship also equipped with hovercraft and landing craft will be completed by the end of the year, the Russian chief of staff, General Nikolai Makarov, said.
He did not name a price, but the Russian government daily Rossiiskaya Gazeta reported this month that the ship, which can carry 16 heavy helicopters, 470 airborne troops and other gear, costs 700 million euros (995 million dollars).
The agreement for purchase of one Mistral-class naval ship also equipped with hovercraft and landing craft will be completed by the end of the year, the Russian chief of staff, General Nikolai Makarov, said.
He did not name a price, but the Russian government daily Rossiiskaya Gazeta reported this month that the ship, which can carry 16 heavy helicopters, 470 airborne troops and other gear, costs 700 million euros (995 million dollars).
As an aside, the Mistral is actually a nice piece of kit, and provides more bang for the buck than the Goldplated Mega-LHDs that the USN purchases(the only reason why we build them so big is to maintain the fiction that we're going to have a forced-entry situation with anyone more organized than the Somalis).
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