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40% of the first 2 Mistral's were built in Russia at the Baltic Zavod shipyard, and mated together with the French built sections in France.France returned the funds to Russia, who apparently made a profit in their local currency due to a currency devaluation at the time.I don't think France was too much out of profit, as these vessels were sold on to Egypt... but I suspect Russia has come out of this deal rather well.They got to see the Mistral design, built their 2 Mistral sections on time and within budget, and ended up with designing and now building their own Helicopter Carriers.From what I can gather reading around, the Mistral purchases were primarily political in nature anyway.Anyway, it will be interesting as further details of the design become known.I think the design is known as the type 23900.
40% of the first 2 Mistral's were built in Russia at the Baltic Zavod shipyard, and mated together with the French built sections in France.
France returned the funds to Russia, who apparently made a profit in their local currency due to a currency devaluation at the time.
I don't think France was too much out of profit, as these vessels were sold on to Egypt... but I suspect Russia has come out of this deal rather well.
They got to see the Mistral design, built their 2 Mistral sections on time and within budget, and ended up with designing and now building their own Helicopter Carriers.
From what I can gather reading around, the Mistral purchases were primarily political in nature anyway.
Anyway, it will be interesting as further details of the design become known.
I think the design is known as the type 23900.
