Aircraft carrier blunders

05.07.2009
Head of the Sevmash yard in Severodvinsk in last week's meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev admitted that his company had made several blunders in the reconstruction process of the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov.

The vessel, which has been bought by the Indian Navy, will at the earliest be completed in late 2012.

President Medvedev in his visit to the yard yesterday expressed major dissatisfaction with Sevmash' handling of the aircraft carrier. According to a Russian-Indian agreement from 2004, the upgraded vessel was to be sold to the Indian Navy for 617 million USD, Rossiiskaya Gazeta reports. Now the price for the job is estimated to more than 2 billion USD.

Sevmash has already admitted that the aircraft carrier is a loss project for the yard.

In the meeting with Medvedev, Sevmash General Director Nikolai Kalistratov confirmed that "very much work remains with the aircraft carrier" and that his yard had made numerous blunders in the construction process.

At the same time, Mr. Kalistratov criticized the Indians for having raised their requirements from Sevmash. – They wanted a Lada, and now they demand a Mercedes, he told the president.

Medvedev meanwhile stressed that the vessel must be completed and that the job must be seen as a test for Sevmash. –This is a question of prestige, he underlined, adding that the ship is of importance for the yard's future.

Source: www.barentsobserver.com

Quote Name Carlos Enrique Torres, 07/10/2009 12:44:46
I?m not russian and nor Indian: I'll be glad if Russia don't set the carrier and incorpored it at ists Fleet. Russia hasn't a back up for his own carrier and this is enough reason.

Quote Name Roman Kuraksa, 11/06/2009 09:27:35
That's true enough on the one hand. Nevertheless, the military reform is currently in progress and the doctrine has not been formed yet. There is some controversy as to whether we need flattops in general or not.

Quote Name 971, 02/11/2010 03:53:29
I am also of the opinion that, having formed its new naval doctrine for the 21st Century or not, Russia doesn’t have to search for finances by selling hard gear like CVNs and SSNs. And especially to nations like India. It’s one thing to sell MiGs, cruise or SAM missiles and another to sell ships. And if it absolutely has to be about ships, why not sell them second hand frigates, fast patrols or destroyers? US does.

Quote Name Alex Kvaskov, 03/15/2011 11:41:49
Russia definitely needs more carriers; how can we sell ships to other nations while our own navy has all but collapsed?

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Carlos Enrique Torres, 07/10/2009 12:44:46

I?m not russian and nor Indian: I'll be glad if Russia don't set the carrier and incorpored it at ists Fleet. Russia hasn't a back up for his own carrier and this is enough reason.

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Roman Kuraksa, 11/06/2009 09:27:35

That's true enough on the one hand. Nevertheless, the military reform is currently in progress and the doctrine has not been formed yet. There is some controversy as to whether we need flattops in general or not.

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971, 02/11/2010 03:53:29

I am also of the opinion that, having formed its new naval doctrine for the 21st Century or not, Russia doesn’t have to search for finances by selling hard gear like CVNs and SSNs. And especially to nations like India.
It’s one thing to sell MiGs, cruise or SAM missiles and another to sell ships. And if it absolutely has to be about ships, why not sell them second hand frigates, fast patrols or destroyers?
US does.

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Alex Kvaskov, 03/15/2011 11:41:49

Russia definitely needs more carriers; how can we sell ships to other nations while our own navy has all but collapsed?