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Barents Observer reports that the conversion from Gorshkov to Vikramaditya at Sevmash is well behind schedule and the cost is likely to rise to three times the original budget.
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The construction of the aircraft carrier “Admiral Gorshkov” has created a complicated situation at the Sevmash construction yard in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast, company director Nikolay Kalistratov says. The vessel, which is to be sold to India, has become three times more expensive than originally projected."
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