France has its own class of formidable “helicopter carriers,” the Mistral amphibious assault ships. These command and power projection vessels have the capacity and capability to lug up to 16 heavy ...

France has cleared sale of four Mistral-class amphibious assault ships to Russia raising concerns from the United States and former Soviet satellites, including Lithuania and Georgia. Should the deal ...

PARIS — France has agreed to sell Russia an advanced amphibious warship and is considering a Russian request for three more, French defense officials said today. It would be the first major arms deal ...

A controversial deal that would see France supply Russia with two Mistral-class amphibious assault ships has just suffered a major blow, as the western European country announced it will not deliver ...

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, ...

The delivery of French Mistral-class warships to Russia would be "completely inappropriate" given the West's misgivings about Moscow's role in Ukraine, the United States said Tuesday. "We don't think ...

Mistral built for Russia goes on new sea trials, delivery still suspended PARIS, April 15. /TASS/. The Sevastopol Mistral-class helicopter carrier built for Russia will not go on third sea trials, a ...

France is on the verge of selling a warship to Russia. If the deal goes through, it would be the first time a NATO country has sold advanced military equipment to Russia. The possible sale of the ...

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Wednesday that French Navy Mistral-class LHDs Mistral (L9013) and Dixmude (L9015) will be deployed to Reunion Island and the Caribbean in support of the ...

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 ...

An American MV-22 Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 lands on French amphibious ship FS Tonnerre on June 28, 2019, during the Semper Thunder exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C. USNI ...