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France to send a "Mistral" helicopter carrier to Russia

St. Petersburg, Russia - The deal for the sale of this ship to Moscow gets closer

The deal between France and Russia for the sale to Moscow of a "Mistral" class helicopter carrier is getting closer. Paris' government in fact decided to send one of these ships, worth about € 500 million, to St. Petersburg, as confirmed by Oleg Burtsev, a top officer from Russian Navy's general staff. "We plan to buy one Mistral-class ship in France -Burtsev told the Russian news agency 'RIA N...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1110759
Rome, Italy, 11/02/2009 14:59
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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