[Newsbot]

Title: Indian team inspects refurbishment of Gorshkov
Category: Military
Posted By: Scape
Date: 2010-05-15 14:08:02

[saturn_656]

And we think our procurement fiascos are bad.

[CDN_PATRIOT]

I don't like the name they are going to give it. How about the INS Minnow, or INS Edsel or something.

-J.

[saturn_656]

How do you say "white elephant" in Hindi?

[CDN_PATRIOT]

2.4 billion though. What a rip for a piece of s**t. However, it is the Indians buying it, so this whole thing doesn't suprise me. Bascially, the blind leading the blind.

-J.

[saturn_656]

CDN_PATRIOT CDN_PATRIOT:

2.4 billion though. What a rip for a piece of s**t. However, it is the Indians buying it, so this whole thing doesn't suprise me. Bascially, the blind leading the blind.

-J.

The latest American Nimitz class carrier cost about 6 billion to build.

So roughly the Indians paid one third the price of a new Nimitz for a twenty eight year old ship that isn't even one quarter as capable.

And its Russian to boot.

[ShepherdsDog]

The Russians that made this deal could get jobs in a Mazda dealership.

[CDN_PATRIOT]

saturn_656 saturn_656:

The latest American Nimitz class carrier cost about 6 billion to build.

What a colossal waste of money. One of those Nimitz-class vessels' cost could be used to fully rebuild New Orleans, or to feed/cloth/educate disadvantaged Americans.

And I think the Russians that brokered this deal could work in said Mazda dealership. Or sell PC's at Future Shop.

-J.

[PublicAnimalNo9]

ShepherdsDog ShepherdsDog:

The Russians that made this deal could get jobs in a Mazda dealership.

[BartSimpson]

What'll be a pisser is when the Indian Navy calls the Russians for technical support on some aspect of the carrier and their call gets forwarded to "Mike" in Bangalore.

[Scape]

Country's first indigenously-built stealth warship commissioned

$1:

This vessel is the first in a series of three frigates that will form a core component of India’s future fleet, though India has plans to construct 12 of these vessels. One of the ship’s most impressive features is that information on a target can be transferred to Shivalik from other naval vessels and seamlessly incorporated into its own systems.

[Scape]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shivalik_class_frigate

[saturn_656]

CDN_PATRIOT CDN_PATRIOT:

saturn_656 saturn_656:

The latest American Nimitz class carrier cost about 6 billion to build.

What a colossal waste of money. One of those Nimitz-class vessels' cost could be used to fully rebuild New Orleans, or to feed/cloth/educate disadvantaged Americans.

And I think the Russians that brokered this deal could work in said Mazda dealership. Or sell PC's at Future Shop.

-J.

It's something I wish we could waste money on...

[Dragom]

2 billion is cheap for a ship that big. And the strong point of a carrier is not being seen. And by not being seen no one will have the opportunity to laugh at it.