DCNS Landing Platform Dock proposal to India (2015)

[Grey Havoc]

http://defenseblog-njs.blogspot.ie/2015/03/dcns-offers-modified-mistral-to-india.html

Arguably a Mistral derived design rather than a Mistral variant.

 

[Triton]

Source:
http://www.stratpost.com/dcns-offers-modified-mistral-to-india/mistral4-600-x-338#_

 

[TomS]

http://defenseblog-njs.blogspot.ie/2015/03/dcns-offers-modified-mistral-to-india.html

Arguably a Mistral derived design rather than a Mistral variant.

Yeah, switching to conventional shaftline propulsion means redesigning a big chunk of the ship. But there are some persistent concerns about shock and noise from pods, so it's not a total shock that India might be unhappy with them.