STX Lorient, a member of the STX France and building a Mistral class amphibious helicopter carriers (BPC) for the Russian Navy at the shipyard of Saint Nazaire, will build four landing craft for the Russian Mistral, transmits Portnews.ru .
Boats, barges are used to transport and landing troops, equipment and vehicles. Ship delivery is scheduled for 2014.
Moscow has previously ordered the landing catamaran (L-CAT /EDA-R) of the new project, however, despite the assurance in November 2012 Russian Ambassador to France Alexander Orlov, that the Russian Navy will acquire the vessels, the order has been frozen.
In 2014 and 2015 STX France plans to deliver two Russian helicopter carrier class «Mistral» — «Vladivostok» and «Sevastopol». Each ship (length 199 m) capable of carrying 2-4 landing craft, barges, 16 heavy helicopters, 450 marines and 70 vehicles. French state-owned corporation DCNS is the main contractor for the construction of Mistral amphibious assault ships for the Russian Navy.