China may be able to rent two French-built Mistral-class amphibious assault ships for the People's Liberation Army Navy from Egypt, after Cairo reached an agreement with Paris in August to purchase the vessels, reports the Moscow-based Russian Agency of International Information.
Originally, the two Mistral-class amphibious assault ships were constructed for Russia according to a contract signed between the two nations back in 2010. Both vessels were fitted with Russian combat systems. Last year, France refused to deliver the warships after the Russian occupation of Crimea. Since then, various navies around the world have expressed their interested in buying the orphaned amphibious assault ships.
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