Thursday, April 14, 2011

France And Russia Agree To Terms On Mistral Ships

Mistral-class helicopter carrier. © RIA Novosti. Aleksei Danichev

France Agrees To Supply Full-Spec Mistral Ships - Defense Ministry -- RIA Novosti

France and Russia have agreed that the Mistral-class helicopter carriers France will build for Russia will be fully equipped with the communication and control systems, a senior official in Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

"Russia has reached an agreement with France that meets the Defense Ministry's demand to provide Mistral with the communications and other systems that would satisfy the requirements of the Navy," the source said.

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My Comment: I am sure that Russia's neighbors are going to notice (and not be pleased) by this development.

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