23/09/2011 11:12
Russia signs a landmark weapons deal with France
Russia has signed a landmark weapons deal with France for the purchase of two Mistral class amphibious assault ships. The ships will strengthen the Russian Navy’s capabilities for power projection.
The plant in Arsenyev, a single-industry town 250 kilometers northeast of Vladivostok, will also commence production of Mi-34C1 light civil helicopters next year and start manufacturing medium-lift Ka-62 helicopters in 2014.