Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation and the Baltiisky Zavod shipyard signed a 2.5 billion ruble ($80 million) contract on Friday to build hulls for the third and fourth French Mistral-class warships for the Russian Navy. The signing ceremony took place in the presence of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. French shipbuilder DCNS said on Wednesday it had [...]
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December 2, 2011
November 30, 2011
France starts building first warship for Russia
French shipbuilder DCNS has received advance payment from Moscow under a $1.2-billion contract and will start the construction of the first warship for the Russian Navy, the DCNS press service said on Wednesday. The two countries signed a contract in June on two French-built Mistral class amphibious assault ships including the transfer of sensitive technology. [...]