As Russia Plans New Caspian Assault Ship, Some Wonder: Assault Whom? Political and military events
Russia's plans to introduce a new amphibious assault ship into its Caspian Flotilla has raised questions among just which of its neighbors' shores Russia envisages assaulting. The new ship will join the Caspian Flotilla next year, according to a report by
France hands first ‘ex-Russian’ Mistral ship to Egypt Political and military events
France hands first ‘ex-Russian’ Mistral ship to Egypt Egypt’s flag has been raised over the first Mistral amphibious assault ship, which Cairo has purchased from France. Originating from a severed Moscow-Paris contract, the ship and its twin