There are already 9 x Ka-31s operating with the Indian Navy. And probably same number (and possibly more) maybe coming off by the time Gorshkov comes. 6 x Ka-31 can be gauranteed on Gorshkov and then, there are the 3 x P-15A and 3 x P-17 coming up too. so 1 each for these means 6 x Ka-31.
which will total it out (as of now) to 6 + 6 = 12 x Ka-31 by 2008-9.
with the net numbers going up to 9 + 12 = 21 x Ka-31.
If we consider the IN goin in to equip the Brahmaputra and Godavari class of Frigates with the Ka-31 , then another 6 will come off. This cud be a possiblity and can be as these 6 have hanger facility to accomodate 2 helos, so with required modification, Ka-31 can be integrated.
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abt the MiG-29s, this report says 28 x MiG-29. The figures for the number of MiG-29s is still not clear. This was posted by Jai in IN discussion Thread
Adm Gorshkov’ to hit city in 2008
MUMBAI: The Russian-built 45,000-ton aircraft carrier ‘Admiral Gorshkov’ will be commissioned into the Indian Navy by end of 2007 and arrive in Mumbai in early 2008, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, Madanjit Singh announced on Tuesday.
Addressing mediapersons on board the aircraft carrier INS Viraat, he said a team from the Indian Navy was already in Russia to oversee the refurbishment work, which is progressing ahead of schedule.
The Rs 7,000-crore deal was signed on January 21, 2004, by former defence minister George Fernandes and his Russian counterpart Sergei Ivanov. The financial package includes the supply of the naval variant of 28 MiG-29s.”These planes will be superior to the ones operated by the Indian Air Force (IAF). With an upgraded radar and more powerful engines, the performance of the fighters will be closer to the Sukhois,” he stated. “Admiral Gorshkov, which will be a part of the Western Naval Command, is expected to remain in service till 2033.”
Regarding the building of the first indigenous aircraft carrier, designated as an air defence ship, he said the first steel will be cut in early 2005marking the start of its construction work at the Cochin Shipyard. It will join the Indian Navy in about 10 years.
“About 20 warships are on order at various Indian shipyards and a submarine-building programme will be initiated shortly,” he said. The new ships will have a powerful combat capability.
When asked about the highly-secretive nuclear submarine programme, he said that the navy was “looking at the technology related to a propulsion system which was nuclear-powered.”
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/941895.cms
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