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Mistral

IOC: 2006
Total Production: 3
Unitary Cost: USD$350 million
Also Known As: BPC and NTCD

Origin: France

Contractor/s: Chantiers de l'Atlantique, DCNS* and STX Europe

Description: The Mistral-class landing platform dock ships are the result of the NTCD program and will provide improved amphibious assault capability to the French Navy. They will carry up to 20 helicopters and two hovercraft (LCAC) or four LCMs with a flight deck enabled to accommodate up to 10 helicopters and 7 of them in operation mode (takeoff/landing). Each NTCD ship will accommodate one-third of a regiment armored vehicles. Two ships ordered under the NTCD program are being built using civil standards and technologies in order to reduce costs.

The Mistral-class ships will perform command, amphibious assault, logistic support, humanitarian evacuation, hospital ship (63 beds) and naval warfare missions. It will feature an advanced electric propulsion system with two 10,000 shp propulsors. The self-defense capability will consists of two 30mm guns, a 3D radar, 2 optronic surveillance and fire control systems, and an unspecified short range missile system. NTCD's fully-automated platform management system will offer enhanced safety as well as reduced crew to operate the ship.

The BPC (Bâtiment de Projection et de Commandement / Projection and Command Ship) Mistral program comprising two ships, Mistral and Tonnerre, is worth €560 million ($702 million). The shipbuilding and outfitting works are being carried out at Saint-Nazaire by Alstom Marine (Chantiers de l’Atlantique) and at Brest by DCN, both shipyards in France. DCN is the prime contractor for the BPC Mistral program. The French Navy ordered two ships in December 2000 replacing Foudre and Sirocco amphibious assault ships.

The BPC Mistral was launched October 6, 2004, at DCN shipyards in Brest. The program last review increased the production costs to 570 million euros, ten million more than previously regarded.

Parent system is the Mistral
Total Production: 7
Total Cost: USD$702 million
Other Family Members: Russian Mistral

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:: Specifications ::

Crew: 160
Number of Aircraft: 16
Troops: 450

Dimensions
Beam: 28 meter
Length: 199 meter

Performance
Max Range: 20,400 kilometer (11,015 nautical mile)

Speed
Cruise Speed: 15 knot (7.71 mps)
Top Speed: 20 knot (10.3 mps)

Time
Mission Endurance: 45 day

Weight
Full Displacement: 21,500 ton

:: News ::

There are 5 news between
1 Mar 2007
and
24 Nov 2011

French Navy Takes Delivery of its First EDA-R Landing Craft DCNS Awarded Contracts to Maintain French Navy's Fighting Ships French Navy Orders Third BPC Amphibious Assault Ship BPC Tonnerre Passes Interoperability Tests DGA Takes Delivery of BPC Tonnerre Built by DCN

:: Operators ::

Operators
	Country	Items	Country	Items
	France	3

fully confirmed operational planned retired cancelled destroyed

:: Related Equipment ::

Related Equipment
		Qty
	Carrier & Landing Ships
	EDA-R	x2
	LCAC 1	x2	-
	Ship Sensors
	MRR
	Surface-to-Air Missiles
	Mistral
	Tactical Support Helicopters
	AS 532SC Cougar
	EC725
	NH90 NFH	x16

:: Ship Listing ::

Ship Listing
	Serial	Ship's Name	Flag	Keel Laying	Launch Date	Commissioning	Decommissioning
	L9013	Mistral		-	-	2006	-
	L9014	Tonnerre		-	-	2007	-
	L9015	Dixmude		-	-	2012	-

:: Image Gallery ::

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2 Dec 2006
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31 Jan 2012

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:: Notes & Resources ::

Last Updated:
Thursday, March 8, 2012

(*) lead contractor

IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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