Russia to use Mistral-class carrier as command ship – source | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “If Moscow buys a Mistral-class helicopter carrier from France, it will be used principally as an amphibious command ship, a Russian Defense Ministry source said on Friday.
The official said the Mistral was basically a ‘force projection’ command ship for various task groups or combined-arms forces operating at sea.
He stressed that from the Russian Navy’s perspective, the ship’s capability for amphibious assault operations is an important but not principal function.”