Minister of industry and trade of Russia Denis Manturov said that the Russian Federation had received from France are no technologies on the construction of " Mistral ".
"No, not received ", - RIA "news" words Manturov." What technology did We get? The hull - so We block design and Before that could be done, we just don't have the order. We just put the aft and forward part", he added.
before Thursday the Director of the division of military-technical cooperation USC Alex Wild said that France, as if it gave Russia the technology of large-block Assembly used in the construction of the helicopter carrier type " Mistral ". According to his statement, the engineering centre "Admiralty shipyards" has received from the French side of the drawings aft "Mistral" and adapted them for the production capacity of the Baltic company, where he carried out the construction method of modular Assembly. Wild noticed that businesses USC has fulfilled all obligations under the contract for the manufacture of fodder parts for helicopter, has received payment for their services and no longer relevant to the negotiations about the life of the courts. On 16 June it was declared that in Russia Nevsky design Bureau created the project amphibious assault ship replacement " Mistral ". The story is about amphibious assault ship of the project " Surf ", which will have a displacement of about 14 thousand tons and will be able to carry up To eight helicopters Ka-27 and Ka-52K. Production of new items could begin in 2016. Before that, it was claimed that French 3D developer has made the initiative to help Russia to build the analogue of the " Mistral ". Remember, 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 leadership of the Russian Federation said that in 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.

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