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carrier "Admiral Gorshkov" failed the test in the Barents Sea
Russian aircraft carrier "Admiral Gorshkov"-Vikramaditya failed the test in the Barents Sea in the cruiser broke down seven of the eight boilers. Transfer of the Indian Navy ship has been postponed again, writes "Kommersant".
Severodvinsk Sevmash specialists to assess the damage and decide on delivery ship to the dock: the self in one pot cruiser did not get.
The upgraded aircraft carrier for the first time out of the dock in the Barents Sea. The program, designed for 124 days, started on July 8. One of the main tasks is to test the power plant of the vessel, said a source close to Rosoboronexport.
Cruiser successfully cast off from the dock, consistently scored low and average speed, but the course at full speed problems: the motion of 30 knots with an alarm system to signal a malfunction in the power plant, and the boat just risen. Later it was found that seven of the eight boilers out of service.
Experts saw this wine and the Indian side: the customer refused the traditional insulation of boilers, explaining the decision increased risk to the crew. Developer boilers, Special Boiler Design Bureau (ICBC) had to find another solution, coated boilers refractory brickwork. That it did not stand the test of the warmed and scattered when driving at high speed. Now the experts will examine the state of boilers themselves. The worry is that they will have to change.
Ship "Admiral Gorshkov", which received a new name - Vikramaditya, had to transfer to the customer on the day of the Navy of India, December 4. Terms of delivery of the ship repeatedly shifted, and now there are fears that before October 2013. prepare the ship will not be possible. The other parameters the vessel is ready for 95%, say interlocutors. However, the problem with the boiler quickly decide not work. The cost of remedial estimated at more than 1 billion rubles, write "News".
The Indian side has already been notified of the incident. Russian President Vladimir Putin also informed about the incident, he instructed to resolve the issue at the intergovernmental level.
It is possible that the fate of the aircraft carrier Vikramaditya will be discussed at the VI Russian-Indian Forum on Trade and Investment in New Delhi in October 2012. The Russian delegation at the meeting of the Russian-Indian intergovernmental commission on trade-economic, scientific-technical and cultural cooperation led by Vice Premier Dmitry Rogozin.
Meanwhile, experts urge not to dramatize the issue. "The situation is certainly unpleasant. Against the background of the entire cycle of the modernization of" Admiral Gorshkov ", which lasts for so many years, one year is not so dramatic," - said "Y" deputy director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, Konstantin Makiyenko.
It will be recalled that this is not the first incident in the military-technical cooperation between countries. Previously, numerous emergency forced India to shift the terms of transfer of the submarine "Nerpa".
The contract for the transfer of "Admiral Gorshkov" was signed in 2004. Modernized vessel was estimated at $ 750 million, but after the additional work value reached $ 2.3 billion, say "News". Now, the ship can be built 14-16 deck-based fighters MiG-29K, two MiG-29KUB to 10 ASW helicopters and radar detection.
Russian aircraft carrier "Admiral Gorshkov"-Vikramaditya failed the test in the Barents Sea in the cruiser broke down seven of the eight boilers. Transfer of the Indian Navy ship has been postponed again, writes "Kommersant".
Severodvinsk Sevmash specialists to assess the damage and decide on delivery ship to the dock: the self in one pot cruiser did not get.
The upgraded aircraft carrier for the first time out of the dock in the Barents Sea. The program, designed for 124 days, started on July 8. One of the main tasks is to test the power plant of the vessel, said a source close to Rosoboronexport.
Cruiser successfully cast off from the dock, consistently scored low and average speed, but the course at full speed problems: the motion of 30 knots with an alarm system to signal a malfunction in the power plant, and the boat just risen. Later it was found that seven of the eight boilers out of service.
Experts saw this wine and the Indian side: the customer refused the traditional insulation of boilers, explaining the decision increased risk to the crew. Developer boilers, Special Boiler Design Bureau (ICBC) had to find another solution, coated boilers refractory brickwork. That it did not stand the test of the warmed and scattered when driving at high speed. Now the experts will examine the state of boilers themselves. The worry is that they will have to change.
Ship "Admiral Gorshkov", which received a new name - Vikramaditya, had to transfer to the customer on the day of the Navy of India, December 4. Terms of delivery of the ship repeatedly shifted, and now there are fears that before October 2013. prepare the ship will not be possible. The other parameters the vessel is ready for 95%, say interlocutors. However, the problem with the boiler quickly decide not work. The cost of remedial estimated at more than 1 billion rubles, write "News".
The Indian side has already been notified of the incident. Russian President Vladimir Putin also informed about the incident, he instructed to resolve the issue at the intergovernmental level.
It is possible that the fate of the aircraft carrier Vikramaditya will be discussed at the VI Russian-Indian Forum on Trade and Investment in New Delhi in October 2012. The Russian delegation at the meeting of the Russian-Indian intergovernmental commission on trade-economic, scientific-technical and cultural cooperation led by Vice Premier Dmitry Rogozin.
Meanwhile, experts urge not to dramatize the issue. "The situation is certainly unpleasant. Against the background of the entire cycle of the modernization of" Admiral Gorshkov ", which lasts for so many years, one year is not so dramatic," - said "Y" deputy director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, Konstantin Makiyenko.
It will be recalled that this is not the first incident in the military-technical cooperation between countries. Previously, numerous emergency forced India to shift the terms of transfer of the submarine "Nerpa".
The contract for the transfer of "Admiral Gorshkov" was signed in 2004. Modernized vessel was estimated at $ 750 million, but after the additional work value reached $ 2.3 billion, say "News". Now, the ship can be built 14-16 deck-based fighters MiG-29K, two MiG-29KUB to 10 ASW helicopters and radar detection.
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