France begins tests of the second Mistral

2nd built in the French metropolis Saint-Nazaire amphibious assault ship like the "Mistral", created for the Navy of Russia, is preparing for a driving test. When the ship for the first time will be released into the sea it will be raised the French flag.

Long before irrevocably revealed the fate of the first helicopter designed for Russia, France graduated from the production of another vessel and prepared him for the tests. According to the project "Sevastopol" should leave the dock on March 16. "It is expected that the 2nd airborne vertolyotny ship dock must first under the French flag out in the Bay of Biscay for the execution of programs running tests and revisions of the main ship systems", - quotes "Interfax" a source in the shipbuilding industry. Tests, according to him, should last 4 days.

With all this domestic professionals and if I can get acquainted with the course of the test, then, obviously, not exactly, and via reports and other decorated later documents. "On Board the ship is a team of professionals shipyard in Saint-Nazaire," said the adept shipbuilding industry.

Remember that a contract to supply 2 of helicopter carrier like "Mistral" was concluded between the French DCNS/STX and "Rosoboronexport" in 2011. Aft of the helicopter carrier was built at the Baltic shipyard, which is part of the United shipbuilding company in St. Petersburg. Docking with head parts and the construction made in the shipyard company STX France in Saint-Nazaire.

France had to send 1 ship "Vladivostok" in early November 2014, it was announced date 14 November, but it never happened. In early December, the French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said that he considers the dialogue about the possible failure of the transaction "early". Russia expects from France or delivery vehicles, or refund the cash.

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