{France has delivered a second Mistral helicopter carrier to Egypt as part of a $1bn deal signed last year.}<\/p>\n
The Egyptian delegation took control of the vessel at a ceremony at the Atlantic coast port of Saint-Nazaire.<\/p>\n
The two ships were originally built for sale to Russia, but the situation in Crimea led to the deal being quashed as Europe imposed sanctions on Moscow.<\/p>\n
The French state backed shipbuilder DCNS had to strip out all the vessel\u2019s information systems and instructions written in Cyrillic and replace them with English and Arabic text.<\/p>\n
The \u201cAnwar El-Sadat\u201d, formally the Vladivostok, will set sail from Saint-Nazaire early next week for joint exercises with the French navy before setting off for Alexandria.<\/p>\n
The Mistral is capable of carrying vessels and tanks and will serve as a command centre for the Egyptian fleet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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