France has announced a second check helicopter carrier Sevastopol
Ship " Sevastopol ", class "Mistral" will be released from the French port of Saint-Nazaire on 14 April for the second test vehicle, said Commissioner shipbuilding Corporation DCNS Emmanuel Godet.

Ship " Sevastopol ", class "Mistral" will be released from the French port of Saint-Nazaire on 14 April for the second test vehicle, said Commissioner shipbuilding Corporation DCNS Emmanuel Godet.
"Second check multi-purpose vehicle-helicopter carrier Sevastopol will begin tomorrow," said Hodes news Agency." This will be a shorter voyage than in the month of March, when Sevastopol was off the coast of France about a week. This time the test will last 3 days. In the cabin there will be a smaller number of crew than last time, " he said.
"in the process of this series of tests will be tried and tested navigation equipment, vehicle stability, maneuverability," said the Commissioner of the Corporation. Remember, in March this year, the Helicopter carrier type "Mistral ""Sevastopol" has finished the 1st stage of sea trials. Before the first day of the week the head of Rosoboronexport Anatoly Isaikin said Russia and France still have about 2 months of on the dialogues. Last year Paris at the time stopped the supply ships, for which he received the money, citing his disagreement with the policy of Russia in Ukraine. Opposing political force and the trade unions of France criticized the President of the Fifth Republic for refusing to put Russia "Mistral" alleging pressure from the capital of the USA. In the case of final refusal to supply Moscow with two Mistral France should pay Russia for about 3 billion euros. Meanwhile, Russia has already prepared all the documents for submission to the court of France. As said, the Russian defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, France paid compensation for breach of contract will go to the program of rearmament of the Russian army.
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