Inconstruction: Built Mistral helicopter will find other use
Rotorcraft Ka-52K (ship), designed for helicopter type "Mistral" will find its use in the Russian Navy, even if the French do not put the ships, said the chief designer of the Kamov helicopters, the hero of Russia Sergey Mikheev.

Rotorcraft Ka-52K (ship), designed for helicopter type "Mistral" will find its use in the Russian Navy, even if the French do not put the ships, said the chief designer of the Kamov helicopters, the hero of Russia Sergey Mikheev.
"This circumstance (the Contract for the manufacture and delivery of "Mistral" - approx. OPINION) wittingly or unwittingly led to the fact that the Navy has another rotorcraft special purpose which will find its a wonderful place. We do not mind - come "Mistral" or not will come, for Us It does not matter, "said Mikheev RIA" Novosti ". Rotorcraft Ka-52 "alligator" - modification attack helicopter Ka-50 " Black shark ". It is intended for detection and recognition of different objects, moving and stationary ground targets, destruction of armored vehicles, helicopters and low-flying low-speed enemy aircraft. The contract for production and delivery of 2 helicopter carrier was signed between the French company DCNS and the "Rosoboronexport" in 2011. The price of the contract - 1, 2 billion euros. 1st ship- "Vladivostok" - was obliged to go to the Russian Federation in 2014, the second - "Sevastopol" in 2015. Against delivery of the vessels made in the USA. 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. Last Friday, the President's press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said that the situation with the "Mistral" Moscow adheres to the principle of " goods or money ", which was recorded at the meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and French leader Francois Hollande. Prior to that, sources said that France made a proposal to Russia to terminate the contract for production and delivery of 2 helicopter carrier type "Mistral" for 785 million euros.