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French authorities consented to sell Mistral class helicopter carrier to Russia, says French Les Echos referring to unnamed sources. The transaction value is $400-500 mln.
Official Paris will present its proposal to Moscow in the nearest future and further course of negotiations will depend on Russia's reply expected to be made in November. In case of successful talks, Severnaya Verf shipyard in St. Petersburg will probably become the Russian side of transaction which is a member of United Shipbuilding Corporation.
France is going to deliver weapon system to Russia for the first time, says the newspaper. The vessel will be constructed at STX France shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, Atlantic coast.
Russian Deputy Minister of Defense Vladimir Popovkin had previously declared intention of the ministry not only to buy one or two French heli-carriers but also make arrangements about building of such ships in Russia. This matter is to be mentioned in prospective delivery contract of the vessel, quotes Les Echos.
Currently, French Navy possesses two Mistral-class assault helicopter carriers: Mistral and Tonnerre. The third one is being constructed. Displacement of Mistral-type ships is 16 500 t, total displacement is 21 300 t, ballast displacement is 32300 t, length is 199 m, beam is 32 m, draft is 6.3 m, speed is 18.8 knots, endurance is 10 800 km at 18 knots and 19 800 km at 15 knots, crew is 160 men. Capacity: 2 landing air-cushion ships, 4 transport barges, 59 armor vehicles or 40 Leclerc tanks, 16 heavy or 35 light helicopters, 900 marines while short-term deployment or 450 men if long-term deployment. Armament: 2 Simbad AD systems, 2 30-mm Breda-Mauser artillery systems, 4 12.7-mm M2-HB Browning machineguns.
South Korea to construct 6 Aegis-class destroyers
14.10.2009
Korean Navy plans 6 destroyers with Aegis components to be commissioned within 2019-2026 to enhance country's presence at coastal and sea regions. That was said on Tuesday by The Korea Times referring to Korean Navy spokesman.
Destroyers KDX-IIA with displacement of 5 600 tonnes, equipped with SPY phased array radars and armed with close combat systems will be the basis of strategic mobile fleet headed by state-of-the-art 7 600-tonnes KDX-III destroyers.
Two mobile fleet squadrons will comprise destroyers KDX-III, KDX-II and KDX-IIA, auxiliary vessels, new frigates and attack submarines. Fleet's home port will be naval base to be established at Cheju Island by 2014.
Two of three KDX-III destroyers scheduled to be constructed have been already put afloat, third one to be commissioned as early as 2012. Sejong-project lead ship The Great started combat service in Dec 2008, third destroyer Yi I will fall on combat training tasks accomplishment in 2009 upon termination of sea trials.
One of six Korean destroyers KDX-II headed for Somali coast in March to take part in anti-piracy mission '' first abroad mission of Korean Navy.
Destroyers will shift each other twice a year during this mission.
"Considering the necessity of distant cruises we need new destroyers", said Kim Jang-su, spokesman of South Korean ruling party. "If the price is the same, it is better to build three more KDX-II class ships than one KDX-III for $1 bln".
Aegis is one of the newest ship-based combat control systems including powerful phased array radars, SAM system and modern computers. By means of this system, American, Japanese, Norwegian, Spanish and Korean ships may simultaneously detect, track and defeat hundreds of aerial, ground-based, and sea-surface targets.
KDX-III is one of the most advanced ships equipped with Aegis system and capable to carry 128 SA missiles, SS missiles and antisubmarine missiles in vertical launchers.
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