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**km2000** · 01-17-2012, 11:00 PM

Link Russian carrier ship set for India

Jan 17, 2012 14:16 Moscow Time

A Russian aircraft carrier, which is being refurbished for the Indian Navy, will begin sea trials in May for the first time in two decades, a shipyard official said on Tuesday, RIA Novosti reported.

The purchase of the Soviet-built Admiral Gorshkov was agreed in 2005 but delivery has been delayed for a long time. The cost of refurbishing Gorshkov, to be renamed INS Vikramaditya, has since gone up from $947 million to $2.3 billion.

The vessel will officially be handed over to New Delhi on India Navy Day on December 4, 2012.

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km2000 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 419 Senior Member	Link Russian carrier ship set for India Jan 17, 2012 14:16 Moscow Time A Russian aircraft carrier, which is being refurbished for the Indian Navy, will begin sea trials in May for the first time in two decades, a shipyard official said on Tuesday, RIA Novosti reported. The purchase of the Soviet-built Admiral Gorshkov was agreed in 2005 but delivery has been delayed for a long time. The cost of refurbishing Gorshkov, to be renamed INS Vikramaditya, has since gone up from $947 million to $2.3 billion. The vessel will officially be handed over to New Delhi on India Navy Day on December 4, 2012. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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