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India Will Not Fine Russia In INS Vikramaditya Delay

March 28, 2013 @ 01:21 PM

India is not likely to charge Russia a fine for the delay in the delivery of the refitted aircraft carrier Vikramaditya caused by engine problems last year, said Viktor Komardin, Deputy General Director of Russias state arms exporter Rosoboronexport. The Vikramaditya was supposed to have been delivered in 2012 but was delayed after sea trials found the ships boilers in poor shape
Embraer, Sierra Nevada To ‘In-Source’ Aerospace Jobs to the U.S.

March 15, 2013 @ 12:47 PM

Embraer and Sierra Nevada Corp (SNC), have announced “in sourcing” of aerospace jobs to the U.S
Next Generation Multimission FREMM Frigate Launched By DCNS

October 19, 2012 @ 12:00 AM

DCNS launched the next generation multimission FREMM frigate on Thursday. The next major phase is installation of the mast infrastructure, which will house the vessel's sensor suites radars, antennas, cameras, jammers
Doubts Over INS Vikramaditya's Revised Delivery Date Of End-2013

October 3, 2012 @ 12:00 AM

Frustrated by delays and cost overruns in the refurbishment of the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, India intends to take up the matter with Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov during his official visit to India. The refurbishment hit another snag last month during sea trials when after an engine-boiler malfunctioned, causing the Russian shipyard to revise the delivery date from December 2012 to October 2013
Vikramaditya Aircraft Carrier A 'Shipwreck', Says Russian Paper

September 28, 2012 @ 12:00 AM

Calling the refurbishment of the Russian aircraft carrier, the INS Vikramaditya, a “shipwreck", Russia has blamed Chinese firebricks for the latest delay, a charge which China today denied. A report in the Ria Novosti Newspaper has said that the Vikramaditya project is turning into a "shipwreck of its own" owing to technical problems and project delays
Indian Navy Expects “Timely Delivery” Of INS Vikramaditya Despite Delay Reports

September 17, 2012 @ 12:00 AM

The delivery of the INS Vikramaditya, a former Russian naval aircraft carrier, maybe further delayed until October 2013 because of an engine malfunction during sea-trials. According to Russian officials, “Seven out of eight steam boilers of the propulsion machinery were out of order” and the boilers failed because “India refused to use asbestos to protect the boilers from heat, fearing that the material was dangerous for the crew"
DCNS Picks Pipavav As Indian Partner

June 11, 2012 @ 12:00 AM

DCNS has chosen Indian defence company Pipavav to establish a strategic partnership is to build the highest state of the art strategic assets including modern warships for the Indian Navy and Coast Guard. Patrick Boissier, DCNS Chairman and CEO, said, “Through the P75 Scorpene submarines, the on-going indigenization programme and DCNS India, we are working to enlarge our footprint in India
Construction begins in Brazil on first DCNS-designed Submarine

July 17, 2011 @ 12:00 AM

DCNS and its partner Odebrecht, through their joint company ICN (Itaguaí Construções Navais), launched construction of the first S-BR Scorpene class submarine under the Brazilian submarine programme. The ‘first cut’ ceremony, marking the effective implementation of the technology transfer agreement, was held in Itaguaí, Brazil, in the presence of the country’s most senior political officials
DCNS to help accelerate submarine production in Indian shipyard MDL

December 8, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

DCNS has clarified that a statement of its CEO Patrick Boissier regarding “breach” in submarine production at Indian shipyard MDL was in the context of the shipyard not receiving submarine orders over the past 17 years. A DCNS spokesperson said, “Patrick Boissier has never blamed India’s state owned shipyard MDL for the delays (in submarine production)”
DCNS chief blames Indian shipyard for submarine project delay

December 6, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

Patrick Boissier, Chairman and CEO of DCNS has blamed India’s state owned shipyard MDL for delays in launching the first submarine under the P75 project which is to build six submarines in India with technology from DCNS. In opening remarks during a press conference in Delhi, Boissier said, “MDL is the only Indian naval shipyard to have produced submarines in the past

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India Will Not Fine Russia In INS Vikramaditya Delay

Embraer, Sierra Nevada To ‘In-Source’ Aerospace Jobs to the U.S.

Next Generation Multimission FREMM Frigate Launched By DCNS

Doubts Over INS Vikramaditya's Revised Delivery Date Of End-2013

Vikramaditya Aircraft Carrier A 'Shipwreck', Says Russian Paper

Indian Navy Expects “Timely Delivery” Of INS Vikramaditya Despite Delay Reports

DCNS Picks Pipavav As Indian Partner

Construction begins in Brazil on first DCNS-designed Submarine

DCNS to help accelerate submarine production in Indian shipyard MDL

DCNS chief blames Indian shipyard for submarine project delay