Tuesday 11 August 2015

'Extremely difficult' for France to sell Mistral warships: experts

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'Extremely difficult' for France to sell Mistral warships: experts
Paris (AFP) Aug 6, 2015 - After cancelling the sale to Russia, France finds itself lumbered with two giant Mistral warships which it will find "extremely difficult" to re-sell and cannot afford to keep, say experts. The pair of 200-metre (650-foot) amphibious helicopter-carriers were due for delivery to Russia by the end of this year in a deal worth an estimated 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion). Instead, they ar ... more


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