Baltic Shipyard and Admiralty Shipyards are capable to build the Mistral class ship, said Rubin Design Bureau CEO Andrei Dyachkov at a press conference with journalists.
“Definitely, it is possible to construct a Mistral type ship in St. Petersburg. There are quite enough shipbuilding capacities to do this", Andrei Dyachkov said.
Russian Chief of General Staff Gen. Nikolai Makarov, said Dec. 14 the Russian Defense Ministry had decided to acquire Mistral helicopter carrier in France.
"Now we’ve been negotiating on the contract prices, and I think all documents will be ready this year," Gen. Makarov said.
According to unofficial estimates, the warship contract is worth some EUR600m. Currently, there are two Mistral ships in service in the French Navy, the third ship construction is underway.
Earlier, Russian shipyards said they would be willing to participate in the tender for the construction of such equipment.
French multipurpose amphibious assault ship of Mistral-class is designed for vehicle and personnel transport and for landing operations. She can also serve as a command ship. Mistral ship’s length is 199, beam - 32 meters. The ship is capable of transporting and deploying 16 helicopters, 40 tanks and 70 vehicles. Mistral ship can accommodate 160 crew members and over 150 marines. Its armament includes air defense systems, artillery systems and heavy machine guns. According to preliminary data of Russian and French experts, the cost of one amphibious assault ship for the Russian Navy may be around 400-500 million euros.
“Definitely, it is possible to construct a Mistral type ship in St. Petersburg. There are quite enough shipbuilding capacities to do this", Andrei Dyachkov said.
Russian Chief of General Staff Gen. Nikolai Makarov, said Dec. 14 the Russian Defense Ministry had decided to acquire Mistral helicopter carrier in France.
"Now we’ve been negotiating on the contract prices, and I think all documents will be ready this year," Gen. Makarov said.
According to unofficial estimates, the warship contract is worth some EUR600m. Currently, there are two Mistral ships in service in the French Navy, the third ship construction is underway.
Earlier, Russian shipyards said they would be willing to participate in the tender for the construction of such equipment.
French multipurpose amphibious assault ship of Mistral-class is designed for vehicle and personnel transport and for landing operations. She can also serve as a command ship. Mistral ship’s length is 199, beam - 32 meters. The ship is capable of transporting and deploying 16 helicopters, 40 tanks and 70 vehicles. Mistral ship can accommodate 160 crew members and over 150 marines. Its armament includes air defense systems, artillery systems and heavy machine guns. According to preliminary data of Russian and French experts, the cost of one amphibious assault ship for the Russian Navy may be around 400-500 million euros.