Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) has been ousted from the ongoing contractual talks on the purchase of Mistral class amphibious assault ships with France.

The Kommersant newspaper reported that Rosoboronexport, state-run arms exporter will represent Russia in direct talks with France’s DCNS.

Rosoboronexport’s share in arms sales profits in 2010 totaled to $10bn, according to RIA Novosti.

Russia and France had signed an intergovernmental agreement to jointly build four Mistral-class helicopter carriers for the Russian Navy.

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The talks on the actual contract to build Mistral ships are still underway and the contract could be signed by April 2011.

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