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mass media: India strongly regretted, buying Russian aircraft carrier

Like everyone else, India wants the best technique, which only can afford. For different reasons, It excludes the purchase of American and European products, that is on the Russian arm. The last half-century India regularly buys Russian weapons, but the execution of contracts related to delays and cost overruns.

mass media: India strongly regretted, buying Russian aircraft carrier

The most famous story of this kind is to buy the aircraft carrier "Vikramaditya". At the beginning of the two thousandth Indian Navy preferred to buy an aircraft carrier - and this began a long and unpleasant story.

Soviet aircraft carrier "Baku" went into operation in 1988 g. It was the only ship etc.. 1143.4. He carried the "Granit" missiles, artillery and dozens of aircraft. After the collapse of the USSR renamed the independent Russian ship "Admiral Gorshkov". At the beginning 1992 g. the accident happened on the steam pipe, and the ship had to be withdrawn to the reserve.

At the beginning of the two thousandth in New Delhi are thinking about buying an aircraft carrier. The only available ship "Viraat" should be written off over several years, and there was no replacement for him. In 2004 came the Russian-Indian contract. according to it,, "Admiral Gorshkov" charge to the Indian Navy, but before that Russia had to upgrade the value of 974 $ millions.

Russia rebuilt the ship with a corner deck, adding the bow ramp. Installed new boilers, new electronics, Equipment for use with aircraft, etc.. 2700 cabins and rooms have been renovated. The ship with the new name "Vikramaditya" was now able to bear 24 MiG-29K and 10 helicopters "Ka" brand.

The problems began in 2007 g. After a year waiting to be sent an aircraft carrier to the customer, but the plant "Sevmash" did not fit in these terms. worse, the cost of work rose to 2,9 billion dollars., and the customer offered to pay. In case of failure of the Russian Defense Ministry threatened to take the ship itself, that did not suit India, already paid 974 million. By this time it was done ok. 50% works.

In July 2009, at the "Sevmash", arrived Russian President D. medvedev. He criticized the course of modernization and demanded as soon as possible to complete the work, and then transfer the aircraft carrier for Indian partners. The following year, India has agreed to increase the budget for the project to 2,2 billion dollars., and work began with a bang.

In August 2012 g. "Vikramaditya" was submitted for testing, and in November 2013 - entered into the Indian Navy. surprisingly, but even after all the unpleasant events, India has signed a contract with the "Sevmash" on aircraft carrier service within 20 years. Besides, Plant ordered the necessary spare parts and other equipment.

exploiting the aircraft carrier, India is already facing serious problems. AT 2012 g. during the transition from Russia to India, there was a breakdown of one of the eight boilers. The Russian side has called the cause of the accident poor quality firebrick Chinese production. China, in its turn, He denied the supply of bricks for the Russian-Indian project.

Stored with weapons problem. ship air defense launchers provided only decoys devices, able to divert anti-ship missiles. Short-range firepower is simply no. India is able to equip the 'Vikramaditya' own copies of the AK-630 units, but it will happen not earlier than in a few years. Until then, the ship will have to rely on other means of air defense combat units - such as the newest destroyer "Kolkata".

After a not very successful modernization of the "Admiral Gorshkov" factory "Sevmash" shows a strange optimism. He is going to build new aircraft carriers, including third-country nationals. A possible buyer of the ship has called Brazil.

From the "IN" note, that the construction of the aircraft carrier "Vikramaditya" was really long and complicated. Due to the extremely poor condition of "Admiral Gorshkov" most of the designs had to be rebuilt and to saturate with new equipment. This is what led to delays in work and higher costs.

The problem became the original project completion, associated with the customer's wishes and the specifics of production. So, brick on the ill-fated boilers appeared due to the failure of the Indians to put asbestos insulation. There have been problems with components imported. Great influence on the work was the fact, Earlier "Sevmash" was not engaged in aircraft carrier theme. All these ships were built for the Soviet Navy in g. Nikolaev.

As to the complaints, the Indian military are known for their stories about poor quality imported machinery. Often this criticism is true, but pretty exaggerated.

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