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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Russia to deliver aircraft carrier to India in late 2012


Russia will deliver the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier to India at the end of 2012, the deputy head of Russia's agency for military-technical cooperation said on Tuesday.

Under an original 1.5-billion-dollar contract signed several years ago, Russia should have supplied the aircraft carrier to India in 2008.

The delivery has been postponed as Moscow claimed it had underestimated the cost of the refurbishment and demanded extra payment.

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