MIC: Example of " Mistral " will discourage rely on foreign weapons
The situation around the delivery of helicopter carrier Mistral will discourage the desire to buy abroad ready weapon systems, said Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Military-industrial Commission Under the government of Russia Oleg Bochkarev. " If you take the story of the " Mistral ", the Military-industrial Commission has always been against this acquisition. Buying French helicopter carrier was more of a political decision. Currently this is a clear example of the fact that it is cheaper not to buy abroad weapon systems. I think many this example will discourage rely on foreign weapons, " said Bochkarev in conversation TASS. On Thursday, the head of the French Republic Francois Hollande said his country was still no reason to give Russia Mistral. On Wednesday in the organization DCNS said that the Russian crew will abandon ship " Vladivostok ", which the sailors were trained before the new year holidays. Later it claimed that they had already boarded the ship for departure home. While high-ranking source in the construction industry reported that the construction of infrastructure for the helicopter carrier type " Mistral " in the far East did not stop, despite the delay of execution of the contract. France builds on the order of two Mistral. One of the helicopter carrier is ready for transfer, but France has suspended the supply of provisions in Ukraine. In the case of final refusal to supply Moscow two Mistral France will have to pay Russia for about 3 billion euros. Russia has already prepared all the documents for submission to the court of France. As said the defense Minister Seregi Shoigu paid by France compensation for breach of contract will be sent to the program of rearmament of the Russian army. Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin stated that after the situation with helicopter carrier type " Mistral " Russia will not buy ready-made military equipment abroad. Yesterday the Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia S. Lavrov Century said that the transfer of Russia " Mistela " is a question of the dignity of the French nation and the issue of signed valid contract.