Construction contract
is slated for signing in late April.
MOSCOW, April 10.
/TASS/. Construction of the first two universal landing ships at Crimea’s Zaliv
shipyard will cost about 100 billion rubles ($1.3 bln), the contract is slated
for signing in late April, a source in the military-industrial complex told
TASS.
"Construction
contract is slated for signing in late April. The helicopter carriers’ cost
will be slightly less than 100 billion rubles," the source said.
According to the
source, the ships should be laid down in early May.
"The lead ship
should be commissioned in 2026, and the second one should be commissioned in
2027," the source said.
No official comments
are available.
Earlier, military-industrial
complex sources told TASS that a technical project for both ships has already
been prepared and it complies with the Navy’s requirements. The ships’ full
displacement will be 25,000 tons, while their full length will be about 220
meters. Each ship will carry up to 20 heavy helicopters, 900 marines and will
be equipped with a docking camera for landing boats.
Universal landing
ships, also known as helicopter carriers, have never been built in Russia and
the USSR before.
Source: ITAR-TASS
11-04-2020
