![Procurement of the Mistral-class ships has been the subject of considerable controversy within the defense community in Russia Mistral-class amphibious assault ship |](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QgnT2ZUYB2pxuXoLDKrqNnfYBuBxFq4UxniuecY_Ei1fc-_cgrpJcK6iYhlY4jY0rpQkVO4dd3NWGd7SnGWDHRgUJp4RIOXseYB481Lk0pGpbTCZSE_dSpJvDP9MXsN4WFBN/s200/BPC_Mistral_Russian1.jpg)
Russia signed a 1.2-billion euro deal with a French shipyard in 2011 for two Mistral-class ships, the first of which is due for delivery in 2014 and the second in 2015.
“There are several options [for their location], but the choice fell on Vladivostok due to its existing transport infrastructure,” Roman Filimonov, head of the Defense Ministry’s construction department, told RIA Novosti.
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