[Covenantor]

Actually this one was scheduled to be leased to the Indian navy. [ Wonder how that leasing works out]

“The Indian Navy has signed an agreement with Russia to lease a new Akula II submarine, SSN Nerpa, for ten years. The vessel is being completed at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur shipyard and is scheduled for delivery in late 2008.”

http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/akula/

Note that the Nerpa was commissioned in December 2000

More forward torpedo room problems like the Kursk?

[Yorlik803]

This sub is cursed. I wouldnt want to be a sailor on this thing after 20 others got killed durning construction.
Sailors are supericous about stuff like this.
The Russians might as well scrap the damn thing and build another one.

[wolfcreek]

Leased? Does that come complete with arsenal?