MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator...
no more than a few hundred million dollars for the project. It is unclear when and how will this argument end. Most likely it will happen before the end of this year.What will it mean for Russia if the ship doesn't end up in India? On the one hand, a failure to meet commitments to a foreign partner would hit Russia's reputation. On the other hand, a possible decision to provide funding to complete the ship and return it to the Russian navy would favor both the country's defense industry and the navy, which needs an aircraft carrier.
The current state of the Russian armed forces requires an immediate increase in hardware even through reducing military exports, as was the case with the Iskander tactical missile system. The Iskander is not to be sold abroad until the country's army receives the required number of these launchers.
Regarding the Admiral Gorshkov, what will this ship be like once completed?