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Russia looks to buy French amphibious assault ship 9 Months, 2 Weeks ago Karma: 1
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_russia_france_navy_ship

"Russian officials announced this year that they were planning to make their first arms deal with a NATO country by buying a French vessel like the Mistral, a 23,700-ton (21,500-metric ton), 980-foot (299-meter) vessel able carry more than a dozen helicopters able to haul hundreds of troops directly onto enemy territory."

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Cool lookin' ship.

The question is, where do the Russians think they'll use it?
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pretty impressive looking ship.. price tag small fortune.
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Re:Russia looks to buy French amphibious assault ship 9 Months, 2 Weeks ago Karma: 0
simon wrote:
pretty impressive looking ship.. price tag small fortune.

I think maybe they're thinking in terms of "return on investment" which, depeding on who they invade, could make the ship look pretty inexpensive!
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Re:Russia looks to buy French amphibious assault ship 9 Months, 2 Weeks ago Karma: 1
Where they plan to use it is something I would very much like to know, as well. The Mistral represents a serious investment in modern power projection, should Moscow decide to buy.

* Side note: Russia and France were allies in WWI...
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Now if the Chinese were buying it, I'd have a pretty good idea where they would send it....
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