France has delivered the first of a series of Mistral warships to Egypt, the Egyptian news website Al Ahram reported on June 2. The helicopter carriers were initially constructed for the Russian Navy, but France pulled out of the deal following Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea.
The Moscow Times: Egypt receives first Mistral warship originally intended for Russia
The Mistral-class assault warship Sevastopol, the second of two mammoth Mistral helicopter carriers built for Russia, is docked on Nov. 26, 2014 in the western French port of Saint-Nazaire after being taken from its dry dock on Nov. 20.
