[gridlock]

The Russian government is a bunch of gangsters. India deserves whatever it gets if it is going to sign multi-Billion dollar contracts with gangsters.

And the 1.2 Billion dollar price increase would not be the end of it. India should try to negotiate a deal to take the ship as-is.

[Ronin]

Sounds right to me.

A deal’s a deal. It’s not India’s fault that the Russians underpriced the thing.

India needs to stand pat and make the Russian’s pay. After all, they have all that nice oil money, don’t they?

[snoringbear]

The U.S. Navy and it’s defense contractors have about 70 years of institutional knowledge in the building, servicing, and sailing of aircraft carriers - the most complex military system in history. If will be impossible for any other nation to approach our level of expertise in this sector. France and Russia have both tried and have failed miserably....

[Mikey_1962]

Yeah I got the totals all here:

Labor, Materials, Overhead, GSA, Profit...

OPPPS! I forgot the Russian Mafia...

That’ll 1.5 Billion more please.

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[DesScorp]

Putin's Russia is on the rise as an aggressive power again. They've got more money then they've had in years thanks to oil and gas sales.

So does anyone else not see what Putin may really be up to here? Maybe, despite the sale, he wants to KEEP the Gorshkov for Russia's Navy. Maybe he thinks he can get the Indians to back out of the deal by jacking the price up dramatically, thus saving face for Russia. Don't be shocked to see the Gorshkov refurbished and back in frontline service for Russia.