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Russian craft delivery to India delayed
Published on Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 18:08, Updated on Tue, Jun 19, 2007 at 07:21 in 
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POSTPONED! Naval Headquarters is sending a senior officer to Moscow to assess the situation.
New Delhi: Russia will not be able to deliver the refitted aircraft carrier Gorshokov next year as scheduled.
The delivery has now been pushed to 2010 and it's going to cost $113 million extra.
This cost is over and above the $ 1 billion that India is paying for its refit and upgrade.
The delay is apparently because Russian builders underestimated the length of cabling required - it's not 700 km but 2,400 km, they have told the Indian Navy.
Naval Headquarters is sending a senior officer to Moscow to assess the situation.
The Navy's only other carrier the Viraat was due to be retired from service in 2012.
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