France to build two Mistral class carriers for Russia

[Brotherhood]

France to build two Mistral class carriers for Russia - People's Daily Online July 24, 2010

France will construct two Mistral-class helicopter carriers for Russia, a senior Russian Navy official said Friday.

"Russia will buy or build four Mistral-class ships. Delegations in Paris are discussing the 2+2 scheme," the admiral said.

Initially, Moscow planned to purchase one French Mistral carrier and built three more in partnership with the country's naval shipbuilder DCNS. But following bilateral talks were more focused on the 2+2 scheme.

The official expressed hope that Russian experts will learn how the vessels are built in France, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.

Many experts claimed the purchase was a chance for Russia to get access to advanced technologies in naval building.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on June 9 the deal was far from being signed because there were many disputed questions.

The Mistral-class warship is capable of deploying 16 helicopters, four landing barges, up to 70 armored vehicles with 13 battle tanks, and some 450 personnel.

Source:Xinhua

 

[Archie]

Minstral class is probably the best amphibius assault ship cum helicopter carrier out there ,
however one thing i dont know , what western tech , the russian want to get there hands on
and finally this is an unanticipated and excelent achievement shows considerable thawing between two formal cold war enemies

 

[navtrek]

Amazing looking ships

 

[ptldM3]

Minstral class is probably the best amphibius assault ship cum helicopter carrier out there ,
however one thing i dont know , what western tech , the russian want to get there hands onand finally this is an unanticipated and excelent achievement shows considerable thawing between two formal cold war enemies

The Minstral is very advanced but the biggest reason for the purchase is because the Russian high command felt that a ship of this class would have helped Russian forces land quicker in Georgia if such a ship existed at the time. If the Russians were to built a similar ship it would take a very long time because not only would engineers have to design the ship but also build or modifiy a shipyard and only then would the construction begin, this, of course, would take years. The fact that Russia gets access to French technology is a bonus.

 

[KS]

The Minstral is very advanced but the biggest reason for the purchase is because the Russian high command felt that a ship of this class would have helped Russian forces land quicker in Georgia if such a ship existed at the time. If the Russians were to built a similar ship it would take a very long time because not only would engineers have to design the ship but also build or modifiy a shipyard and only then would the construction begin, this, of course, would take years. The fact that Russia gets access to French technology is a bonus.

Surprising that the Russkies have not developed this technology before nor have built such kind of ships.

 

[notsuperstitious]

Has Russia or former USSR purchased any naval ships from a foreign country in the past?

Mistral Class

Type: landing platform helicopter
Displacement: 16,500 tonnes (empty)
21,300 tonnes (full load)
32,300 tonnes (with ballasts)
Length: 199 metres (653 ft)
Beam: 32 metres (105 ft)
Draught: 6.3 metres (21 ft)
Installed power: 3 Wärtsilä diesels-alternators 16 V32 (6,2 MW) + 1 Wärtsilä Vasaa auxiliary diesel-alternator 18V200 (3 MW)
Propulsion: 2 Mermaïd electric motors (2 × 7 MW), 2 5-bladed propellers
Speed: 18.8 knots (35 km/h)
Range: 10,800 kilometres (5,800 nmi) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
19,800 kilometres (10,700 nmi) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Boats and landing
craft carried: 4 CTM (chaland de transport de matériel)
alternatively, 2 LCAC (Landing Craft, Air Cushion)
Capacity: 59 vehicles (including 13 Leclerc tanks) or a 40-strong Leclerc tank battalion
Troops: 900 (short duration)
450 (long durations)
150 (serving as operational headquarters)
Complement: 20 officers, 80 petty officers, 60 quarter-masters
Sensors and
processing systems: DRBN-38A Decca Bridgemaster E250 navigation radar
MRR3D-NG air/surface sentry radar
2 optronic fire control systems
Armament: 2 x Simbad systems
2 x 30 mm Breda-Mauser guns
4 x 12.7 mm M2-HB Browning machine guns
Aircraft carried: 16 heavy or 35 light helicopters
Aviation facilities: 6 helicopter landing spots

 

[Bang Galore]

Yeah, now i understand why the Gorshkov is so delayed.It also explains why the Russians could never calculate the cost properly. Should have gone directly to the French instead.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Russians are running other projects they can just get 2 from French , major NATO headache