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| Russia to deliver new stealth frigates by 2011-12 | | |
New Delhi, Aug 2: The three stealth frigates which the government has ordered from Russia will be delivered during 2011-12.
Defence Pranab Mukherjee told the Rajya Sabha today that the induction of these warships would appreciably augment the power of the Indian Navy.
A contract was signed with M/s Rosoboronexport, Russia on 14 July, 2006 for the acquisition of three frigates each costing 332 million US dollars (Rs 1482.38 crore), Mukherjee said in a written reply.
They would be fully equipped according to navy's requirements and would be different from INS Prahar which was smaller than these ships and of a different type, he said.
The Defence Minister said that the decision to induct the three ships was based on the experience of navy gained in terms of reliability and dependability of the three stealth frigates already inducted.
Replying to another question, Mukherjee said contracts and supplementary agreements were signed with Russia on July 20, 2004 for the induction of aircraft carrier 'Admiral Gorshakov", which is currently undergoing necessary repairs/modifications in Russia.
The ship, available to Indian Navy for 20 years, would be named 'Vikramaditya' after its induction into Indian Navy. |
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