Rostec Offers Electronic Warfare, Communication Systems To Egypt’s Mistral Warships

KRET and United Instrument Manufacturing Corp (UIMC) are ready to equip Egypt’s Mistral Warships with Electronic Warfare and Communication systems.

“KRET has proposed to outfit the Mistral ships, previously intended for the Russian Navy with 5P28 Pobeditel electronic warfare defense systems, which can be installed on large ships such as aircraft carriers, helicopter carriers, and cruisers. The system greatly increases a ship’s survivability. UIMC has developed communications and control systems for the Mistral and has agreed to adapt the Russian systems for Egypt,” Rostec said in a statement Monday.

According to UIMC representatives, the Russian equipment intended for the Mistral cannot be entirely sold to the new owner of the ships, as a number of elements and software programs must be removed from its communications and control systems first.

Registration for the re-export of this equipment is expected to take 1.5-2 months, and the adaptation of systems, components, and software for foreign customers may take another year and a half, Rostec stated on its website.

As noted by UIMC, upon their resale to a new customer, the ships themselves will need to be further developed, which will require cooperation with the Russian companies.

As a reminder, a contract worth 1.2 billion euros to supply Russia with two Mistral helicopter carriers was signed between the French company DCNS and Rosoboronexport in 2011. France was supposed to transfer Vladivostok, the first ship, in November of last year, but did not do so because of the imposition of sanctions against Russia.

In early August, Moscow and Paris decided to terminate the contract for the construction and delivery of the Mistral ships. After returning all-Russian equipment, France will be able to sell the helicopter carriers to another buyer.