Russia's Amphibious Assault Carriers Will Rival US Navy's Wasp Class

The new Ivan Rogov class amphibious assault ships are based on a French Mistral class design 

Times Now: Russia's titanic amphibious assault carriers could rival US Navy's Wasp Class: What is Project 23900? 

The project has, reportedly, been in the pipeline since the late 2000s and the two ships were to be based on the designs of the South Korean Dokdo Class and French Mistral Class carriers. 

 * The collapse of the Soviet Union saw what was once an unparalleled carrier force and a world leader in vertical takeoff technology on the back of the Yak-141 fighter reaching the final prototype stage, descend into a period of obscurity

 * The contract between the Russian Defence Ministry and the United Shipbuilding Corporation for the construction of the two carriers was inked in May 2020 at a cost of just $1.36 billion 

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WNU Editor: For more information on these assault ships, go here .... Ivan Rogov class (Military-Today)