For those not in the know, the Mistral-class is roughly analogous to America's Wasp-class amphibious ships, in that they're capable of hauling up to 900 soldiers, 35 helicopters and launching four ...

TASS/. Pilots of Kamov Ka-52K helicopters designed for operation aboard Egyptian Mistral-class amphibious assault ships will undergo training in Russia, Chief Designer of the Kamov Design Bureau ...

The amphibious assault helicopter carrier of the Mistral ... The €1.12-billion contract for building two Mistral class ships for the Russian Navy was concluded in June 2011.