Vikramaditya to be ready by 2010, India offers manpower support
A resolution of the Russian logjam seems to be in sight with the refit of the aircraft carrier Vikramaditya (ex-Admiral Gorshkov ) to be completed in the next two years. This new deadline follows a five-day visit to Russia by a delegation led by Indian defence secretary Vijay Singh which concluded on February 24.
In what could be a first, India has offered to send 500 workers from its shipyards to Sevmash, the Arctic shipyard, where the carrier is currently being refitted. This comes after the Russian side said that it needed a manpower boost if the warship was to be completed in time.
Relations between India and Russia hit a new low last year after the Russia demanded a renegotiation of the 2004 deal and estimated a four-year delay in the delivery of the 44,000 tonne aircraft carrier. As per the original contract, India was to receive the aircraft carrier in August this year.
Courtesy: India Today
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