UAE is latest country to signal interest in Mistral carrier

The United Arab Emirates is the latest country to be named as a potential customer for one of the two Mistral helicopter carriers that were built for Russia.

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An anonymous government source confirmed his country’s interest to Defense News, saying that the “Mistral ships are in line with (their) equipment and capabilities.”

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