Russia Shows Concept For New Helicopter Carrier
At a recent naval show in St Petersburg, a replacement for the canceled Mistral deal with France was displayed in model form
Officials inspect a model of the Priboi landing ship at the IMDS’2017 naval show in St Petersburg. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov AIN)
Officials inspect a model of the Priboi landing ship at the IMDS’2017 naval show in St Petersburg. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov AIN)

Russia is now planning to build its own helicopter-equipped landing ships, following the collapse in 2014 of the deal to buy two Mistral-class warships from France. A scale model of the design was displayed at the recent International Maritime and Defense Show (IMDS’2017) in St. Petersburg. A scale model of a large, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was also displayed, but the Russian navy is thought to favor building a smaller aircraft carrier.


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