Aircraft Carrier Admiral Gorshkov

(Source: Press Information Bureau India; issued March 15, 2010)

Contracts and supplementary agreements comprising repair and re-equipping, logistic supports, training, etc were concluded with Russian side for acquisition of the aircraft carrier, ex-Admiral Gorshkov, in January 2004 at a cost of US Dollars 974 million.

The Russian side submitted a revised Master Schedule indicating a delay in the project and an increase in price for repair and re-equipping of the aircraft carrier, due to increase in scope of work not originally envisaged.

The Government approved the proposal for conducting negotiations with the Russian side for finalizing a revised Repair and Re-equipping Contract and other related contracts/agreements affected due to delay in the project and Additional Works projected.

The negotiations have since been concluded by the Contract Negotiation Committee (CNC).

The revised cost of USD 2,330 million has been approved by the Government. Prices for the works to be carried out under the revised contracts/agreements are fixed.

The aircraft carrier was originally scheduled to be delivered in August 2008. The ship’s delivery is re-scheduled to December, 2012.

Re-scheduling of the ship’s delivery and revision in its cost were necessitated due to emergence of Additional Works projected, detailed agreed scope of trials, etc.

This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Shri Manish Tewari and others in Lok Sabha today. (ends)

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/113178/india-details-new-agreement-on-russian-aircraft-carrier.html

a pic gallery that simply has to be SEEN!!!!!

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?129481-Aircraft-Carriers-Intensive-PIX%21%21&p=4821907&viewfull=1#post4821907

Gorshkov to cost 2.3 billion after years of negotiation

Press Trust of India, Wednesday March 10, 2010, New Delhi

After a three-year long renegotiation, the fresh price of Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier was finalised at USD 2.35 billion on Wednesday by the government, a day ahead of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s two-day visit to India.

“The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), which met here, has given its approval to the fresh price for Gorshkov,” a Defence Ministry official said here.

India and Russia are likely to conclude the fresh contract for the aircraft carrier, bought by the Navy in 2004 and rechristened INS Vikramaditya, during Putin’s stay in the capital.

The warship, purchased originally at a price of USD 974 million, is currently undergoing a refit at the Russian Sevmash shipyard.

Since 2007, the shipyard sought a hike in the price for the warship’s refit programme and had revised the cost of the project twice to demand USD 2.9 billion.

However, India had conveyed that it would not go beyond USD 2.2 billion as a revised price for the project.

After renegotiation of the price for three-long years, the two sides finally arrived at a figure for the refit programme six months ago, but it had to go to the CCS for a final stamp of approval, which it received on Wednesday.

Along with the warship, India had also bought 16 MiG-29K naval fighter aircraft for USD 526 million. The first four of these fighters were delivered to India on December 4 last and were inducted into the Navy on February 18 this year.

The delivery of Gorshkov, which was originally scheduled for December 2008, has already witnessed a delay due to the price negotiations for the refit project and India had to push the Sevmash shipyard to hasten the programme for rescheduled delivery in 2013.

During Putin’s visit, the two sides are also expected to sign a few more defense deals worth USD four billion, including the final agreement for joint manufacture of fifth generation fighters, additional MiG-29K fighters for USD 1.2 billion and joint development of a multirole transport aircraft.

India is also expected to place orders for 40 more Sukhoi Su-30MKI multi-role fighters for the Indian Air Force.

http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/cabinet-clears-234-billion-ins-gorshkov-deal-with-russia-17509.php

Second M-type Frigate for Portugal arrives at home

the NRP FRANCISCO DE ALMEIDA, former HrMs Van Galen, second of the “Bartolomeu Dias” class of 2 dutch frigates purchased from the Netherlands, arrived yesterday morning for the 1st time at her new home-base, near Lisbon

photos Portuguese Navy

I still say…very expensive for a 30 yr old ship 😮

but the lack of options available might give Pak no choice :diablo:

Accident Aboard Indian Kilo-Class Sub, Sailor Killed

An accident involving the battery compartment on the Indian Navy’s INS Sindhurakshak (S63) Kilo-class submarine, docked at Visakhapatnam, has left one sailor dead. The crew of the submarine has conducted full repairs and the boat is reported to be fine — it will shortly depart on deployment in the Indian Ocean. The Sindhurakshak was commissioned in 1998 and was the second-last Kilo to be commissioned. The Navy has not yet released details of the sailor who tragically lost his life in today’s accident. My condolences to the sailor’s family and the Navy.

http://livefist.blogspot.com/

Surely, it still has the ASW weapons & sensors.

Fitting with RAM, or some other shortish-range SAM for self defece, should be relatively easy & not too expensive.

Yes, IF they make those changes…otherwise I think it’s a very bad deal

As far as I recall Greece bought the last Kortenaers for little more than 30 M€ :confused:

I dont thinkg the entire launcher was removed, just the launcher arm (and the rest sealed)

I read somewhere that the launchers were not even removed, they were CUT to the face of the launcher’s circular base.