Manturov: Russia is able to establish its production of " Mistela "
Russia is able to develop its own production of similar French helicopter carrier Mistral ", said the Minister of industry of Russia Denis Manturov in the conversation.
" Military doctrine that will not change. But it's a shame that it was preparing infrastructure. If there is a task to build similar ships, we'll do it, because it was (international ed) cooperation: filling, control system, was a Russian, " said Manturov.
first head of the Russian state-owned United shipbuilding Corporation Alexey Rakhmanov said that USC will not suffer serious losses from a possible breakdown of the contract for helicopter carrier Mistral. The contract value is 1, 2 billion euros. The first vessel - " Vladivostok " - was obliged to enter service with the Russian Navy in 2014, the second - " Sevastopol " in 2015. Against delivery of the vessels came from the United States. With his hand in the French state-owned company DCNS assured that punishment the US do not have the ability to prevent the construction and the transfer of " Mistela ".
however, last Wednesday France again threatened Russia to stop for a while the supply of helicopter carrier type " Mistral ", linking his solution to the crisis in Ukraine, which, according to the French side, Moscow, Russia participates. Later authorized the Elysee Palace explained Last news that the delivery vehicle is not legally suspended: leader Francois Hollande has only defined their political position, according to which he will not approve the transfer of the vessel in November, If the situation in Ukraine will not improve.
Later, Hollande said that will a conclusion on the transfer of Russia's first helicopter type " Mistral " at the end of October. According to him, the conditions for delivery of ship are present cease-fire in Ukraine, as well as the agreement on a political settlement of the fall. The head of France also noted that the adopted EU punishment never interfered with the delivery of Russia's Mistral.
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