INS Vikramaditya commissioned

[Scorpion666]

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Then why did CAG criticise that Vikramaditya would be a second hand warship with a limited life span and that it'll be 60 percent costlier than a new one???
Just curious.....

You know how defense deals work, any ways it will be a sharp weapon in the Navy for a while.

 

[thesolar65]

Then why did CAG criticise that Vikramaditya would be a second hand warship with a limited life span and that it'll be 60 percent costlier than a new one???
Just curious.....

Govt. Auditors? I also have some experience with them from my business. They are good people because they guard against over spending and acts as checks and balance against Govt.

But sometimes due to over enthusiasm and having no practical experience (they are totally theoretical) they do stupid things. Their calculations example is as follows "I gave you five and you took five, so now you owe me ten".!!

 

[GURU DUTT]

India is too prideful. It needs American assistance but it continue to refuse as it regarding itself as a superpower.

well whats wrong in it bhai

we are pride ful but know the difference between bieng to egoidtic/ prideful and stupidity and thats why we had a non alighned policy but were and still are with good mutualli beneficial terms with all the power blocks in the modern world ...hope u got the point SIR

 

[bloo]

Russia Passes Refitted Aircraft Carrier to India After 5-Year Delay

SEVERODVINSK, November 16 (RIA Novosti) − Russia handed over to India its aircraft carrier renamed INS Vikramaditya on Saturday after a much-delayed refit and cost escalations that led to disagreements between Moscow and New Delhi.
The Indian Navy finally received its modified carrier – formerly known in Russian as Admiral Gorshkov − at the Sevmash shipyard in the northern town of Severodvinsk.

The ship was first scheduled to be delivered in 2008, but the deadline was repeatedly postponed over the period.

The official ceremony was attended Saturday by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin and Indian Defense Minister AK Antony, who arrived in Russia on Friday for a four-day visit.

The commissioning papers were signed by deputy director of Russia’s arms exporter Rosoboronexport Igor Sevastyanov and the ship’s Indian captain Suraj Berry.

The Vikramaditya will be escorted to India by a group of warships to secure its safe sail to its base in base in the Arabian Sea through a classified route because it does not have any air defense systems on board, according to Indian website Zee News.

The warship is expected to reach India by February 2014, Russian officials said earlier.

Renamed after a legendary Indian king, the warship was originally as a Project 1143.4 or modified Kiev class aircraft carrier commissioned by the Soviet Navy in 1987. It was decommissioned in 1996 after cuts to the Russian Navy fleet.

The refurbishments of the vessel lurched from one crisis to another since the $947 million deal was signed with Russia in 2004 for its purchase and refit.

The delays pushed up the cost of its refurbishing to $2.3 billion, sparking acrimony between Russia and India over the contract.

Russia Passes Refitted Aircraft Carrier to India After 5-Year Delay | Defense | RIA Novosti

 

[IBRIS]

Congress better set up a nice show for the ship's arrival. I want to see Katrina's thumkay on the deck along with other hotties. Any Video available of handing over ceremony, Anyone..?

 

[Capt.Popeye]

Gotcha!!


But if price was not an issue,did India have better options is what i wanted to know.

The short answer: NO
even more so considering the time that the deal for the Gorshkov was made.
Later the US offered the Kittyhawk; but she had little residual life left; the cost of any Life Extension Program prohibitive, cost of operation much more Huge; and then the US was not considered to be a reliable supporting Ally.

Now things are different on many counts, but then one cannot get a similar Carrier for USD 2.33 Billion.

 

[GURU DUTT]

Congress better set up a nice show for the ship's arrival. I want to see Katrina's thumkay on the deck along with other hotties. Any Video available of handing over ceremony, Anyone..?

like this

or this

 

[IBRIS]

like this

The girl in the video is f**k*ng Ugly and low quality. Only top hotties like Katrina will do

 

[GURU DUTT]

The girl in the video is f**k*ng Ugly and low quality. Only top hotties like Katrina will do

cover the face F*** the base sirji

waise sirji pakistani larkion ko "sitapur walion" ki tarah khule balon ke saath head shake ki bari gandi aadat hai

 

[janon]

 

[Manindra]

2 things.
1. Ciws will be installed shortly(within 6 months) while Barak LR-SAM will take atleast 2 years to be installed.
2. Price escalations were definitely an issue with Vikramaditya but think about our indigenous IAC-1. as per initial reports Our own Vikrant will cost us $2.2 Billion(only carrier, no defence systems and fighters) while whole project(fighters, defence equipments, trails etc) will cost $5 Billions. So now a days no carrier will cost you below 2.5 billions.

From where you get this stupid data ?

 

[IBRIS]

Panther squadron is yet to dominate Indian Ocean like its glory old days of 1971. Sri Lanka will behave differently once they feel the presence of INS Vikramaditya breathing over their necks. String Pearls shredder, indeed.

 

[janon]

Panther squadron is yet to dominate Indian Ocean like its glory old days of 1971. Sri Lanka will behave differently once they feel the presence of INS Vikramaditya breathing over their necks. String Pearls shredder, indeed.

As if it was lack of an aircraft carrier that was hampering us from engaging Sri lanka.

 

[bloo]

like this

or this

HOLY CRAP ON A STICK.......what did I just see???????????????

 

[IBRIS]

As if it was lack of an aircraft carrier that was hampering us from engaging Sri lanka.

Given the low numbers of harriers and air refuelers for the navy it was difficult to check the incoming Chinese vessels. With more fighter jets on deck ready. Scrambling to inspect any lines of communication or smuggling will be dealt with swiftly.