Indian team inspects refurbishment of Gorshkov


Military | 207117 hits | May 15 2:08 pm | Posted by: Scape
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A high-level Indian defence team has carried out a detailed inspection of refurbishment of Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier, which Russia is expected to deliver to India by 2012.

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  1. by avatar saturn_656
    Sun May 16, 2010 12:02 pm
    And we think our procurement fiascos are bad.

  2. by avatar CDN_PATRIOT
    Sun May 16, 2010 12:12 pm
    I don't like the name they are going to give it. How about the INS Minnow, or INS Edsel or something.

    -J.

  3. by avatar saturn_656
    Sun May 16, 2010 12:20 pm
    How do you say "white elephant" in Hindi?

  4. by avatar CDN_PATRIOT
    Sun May 16, 2010 12:30 pm
    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.

  5. by avatar saturn_656
    Sun May 16, 2010 12:35 pm
    "CDN_PATRIOT" said
    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.

  6. by avatar ShepherdsDog
    Sun May 16, 2010 2:17 pm
    The Russians that made this deal could get jobs in a Mazda dealership.

  7. by avatar CDN_PATRIOT
    Sun May 16, 2010 4:05 pm
    "saturn_656" said

    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.

  8. by avatar PublicAnimalNo9
    Sun May 16, 2010 6:36 pm
    "ShepherdsDog" said
    The Russians that made this deal could get jobs in a Mazda dealership.

    ROTFL

  9. by avatar BartSimpson Gold Member
    Sun May 16, 2010 8:46 pm
    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. :lol:

  10. by avatar Scape
    Sun May 16, 2010 8:53 pm
    Country's first indigenously-built stealth warship commissioned

    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.

  11. by avatar Scape
    Sun May 16, 2010 8:53 pm
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shivalik_class_frigate

  12. by avatar saturn_656
    Sun May 16, 2010 9:00 pm
    "CDN_PATRIOT" said

    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... :|

  13. by avatar Dragom
    Sun May 16, 2010 9:17 pm
    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.



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