Russia plans to deliver aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya in June 2013, said vice president of United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) Sergei Forafonov at the handover ceremony of frigate INS Tarkash.
"We have agreed with Indian partners that aircraft carrier Vikramaditya will be delivered after replacement of boiler insulation in 2013", reports ITAR-TASS citing Forafonov.
The USC vice president reminded that the carrier's boiler insulation being redesigned on demand of Indian party broke down during sea trials.
"That wasn't a design fault, those insulating materials were put upon demand of the Indian partners. They overlooked all vibration characteristics and hull movement deformations", he pointed out.
"At last, we got just what should happen", stressed Forafonov.
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