France admits the possibility of the destruction of "Mistral" in case of refusal of supplies to Russia. Another good scenario is finding another buyer huge ships: candidates for the helicopter if considered as Canada, Egypt and an unnamed Northern European country.
In the case of the official termination of the contract for the supply of 2 class helicopter "Mistral" France admits the possibility of their elimination. "Among the key types of actions considered official Paris, explores the possibility of destruction of the helicopter. They will be dismantled and scrapped, or sunk at sea", - TASS informs referring to the newspaper Le Figaro.
Print edition reports that the implementation of the latter option will be a real shock. According to an anonymous high-ranking officer, it would be disrespectful to workers in the shipyards of Saint-Nazaire, where she carried out the construction of naval military equipment.
The newspaper doubts that the helicopter carrier "Vladivostok" and "Sevastopol" can be applied in the French air force, because they are built on national stereotypes. According to the statements of experts, the price of their conversion to the requirements of the French technology may reach several hundred million euros.
Key option for Paris is the search for new clients on the "Mistral". With all this, candidates for the helicopter if considered as Canada, Egypt and an unnamed Northern European country.
Earlier Russian favorite Vladimir Putin and French President Francois Hollande agreed that Paris will provide "Mistral" will either return the payment. Terms of execution of obligations is not yet known.
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