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Thursday, May 27, 2010

Northern Fleet to get helicopter carriers first

Mistral-class Amphibious assault shipRussia’s Northern and Pacific Fleets will be the first to get new helicopter carriers of the French Mistral class.

Russia has reached the final stage in the negotiations with France on purchase of four Mistral helicopter carriers, RIA Novosti reports.

The first two carriers will be deployed in the Northern and the Pacific Fleet, says Minister of Defense Anatoly Serdyukov.

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