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Thursday, March 29, 2007

India May Buy Russian Frigate

Russia has offered India the export version of its new Project 22 350 frigate as part of a tender for the construction of seven ships. Only one ship of that project has been laid so far.

That one was begun in February 2006 at the Northern Wharf. According to the Indian press, proposals to participate in the tender were sent to European, American and Russian wharves at the end of last year.

The Indian program is worth $6.6 billion and foresees the construction of one ship in a foreign wharf and six ships in India under license. Between 1998 and 2003, Russia built three 1135.6 frigates for India.

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