Second-hand aircraft carrier the Indian Navy sea trial date will once again be delayed six months
Date:2011-10-17Author:adminCategory:International militaryComment:0
completed 85% of India’s “Vic Rama Tia” aircraft carrier
India PTI website October 16, 2011 reported that the Russian winter approaching, the ongoing renovation of the shell. ” Gorshkov “aircraft carrier sea trials will once again be delayed five to six months.
Russian Defense Ministry source said, in the winter sea trial work can not be. But the sea trial time delay will not affect the carrier-time delivery. According to early plans, sea trial will be conducted in November, it seems necessary in the coming year in February or March after the start sea trials.
the aircraft carrier converted by the Russian Sevmash shipyard is responsible for, and plans to be delivered in December 2012. Russia and the Indian navy as early as 2004, it signed a $ 1.5 billion aircraft carrier contract modification, and delivery of the aircraft carrier in 2008. Of which 750 million for the aircraft modification costs, the remaining funds will purchase include “MiG-29K”, “Ka-27″, “card -31″ and other modern weapons and equipment. But then Russia said they underestimated the size and cost of aircraft modification, and the need for India to pay another $ 1.2 billion in aircraft modification and thus progress has been delayed again and again. India said that Russia and the price offered is too expensive, and in 2009 agreed to work for the aircraft carrier converted to pay $ 2.3 billion total. (China Shipbuilding Technology and Economy Research Institute Wu Xiaolan)
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