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Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Delivery of Russian aircraft carrier could be indefinitely delayed

The delivery of a Russian aircraft carrier that the Indian Navy has purchased for $1.5 billion could be indefinitely delayed, to go by a reply tabled in parliament Monday.

'The overall progress of repair and re-equipping of the ship, ex-Admiral Gorshkov, in Russia is slow,' Defence Minister A.K. Antony said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.

Russia has attributed the delays to 'growth of work', Antony said, adding that a are vised master schedule indicating a delay in the project' had been submitted.

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