June 2, 2016

Egypt to take delivery of first Mistral carrier today



France will hand-over Egypt’s first Mistral-class helicopter carrier today at Toulouse, Al-Ahram newspaper reported. Egyptian Defense Minister Sedki Sobhi will join his French counterpart in the flag-raising ceremony.

The first ship is said to be named after the late Egyptian President Gamal Abdel-Nasser.

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