Posted on 10/26/2010 1:50:40 AM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
France is ready to supply its helicopter carrier ships to Russia without any restrictions in the transfer of technology.
This came in a statement by Director of the French naval defense company DCNS Pierre Legros at the Euronaval exhibition in Paris.
Earlier, media reports said that the Mistrals would have no built-in domestic navigation technologies.
Moscow intends to purchase at least four ships of that class.
Meanwhile, the Russian helicopter carrier tender may involve an Italian company, Editor-in-Chief of the online magazine Moscow Defense Brief, Mikhail Barabanov said, referring to the amphibious assault ship presented by Italian ship builder Fincantieri.
Russia announced a tender for buying helicopter carriers earlier this month with the winner to be unveiled after November 4th.
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The French ruling class is being corrupted by Russian money.
the russians didn’t care about the carriers so much as the high tech gear on the carriers that likely came from the USA.
They might be able to hold onto that gear for a couple years before they give it away to the chinese or its stolen from them.
the chinese have already taken all russian military technology so they no longer buy weapons from the russians.
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