What You Need to Know: In 2010, Russia nearly secured a deal to purchase two Mistral-class helicopter carriers from France, which would have significantly bolstered its naval capabilities, ...

France has to make a crucial decision which will have far-reaching consequences. Whether to deliver two Mistral ships to Russia (which were originally earmarked for the Russian Navy) and face the ...

Baltic Shipyard cuts metal for the hull of first Mistral-class amphibious assault ship for construction in France. Russia and France signed a US$1.2-billion contract on two French-built Mistral class ...

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 09: (CHINA OUT) French Mistral-class protection and command (BPC) ship Dixmude which is protected by frigate Aconit arrives at Wusong Naval Port on May 9, 2015 in Shanghai, China ...

PARIS—Egypt will buy two warships that France originally built for Russia but refused to deliver because of Moscow’s role in the conflict in Ukraine, French President François Hollande said on ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. France could opt to sell the Mistral warships originally earmarked for ...

PARIS, March 9. /TASS/. The amphibious assault helicopter carrier of the Mistral class, the Sevastopol, being built at France’s St. Nazaire shipyards for Russia, will undergo the first sea trials on ...