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Russia in Talks With India to Sell Three Project 11356 Frigates to Complement
Talwar Class |
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Russia is in talks with India to sell three Project 11356 frigates originally
intended for the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Vice-President of the United
Ship-Building Corporation for Warship Construction Igor Ponomaryov told
TASS on Friday. "We are fulfilling the state defense order
and building these frigates. At the same time, we are holding talks
on the possibility of selling these vessels to India," Ponomaryov
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INS Talwar
(Indian Navy) first ship of the class
(Picture: M. Mazumdar/ Bharat-Rakshak) |
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"This has not been decided," Ponomaryov
said in reply to a TASS question about whether a decision had been made
to sell these frigates. "We are holding talks and fulfilling
the state defense contract. But such talks are in progress,"
he said.
According to Ponomaryov, the engines for these frigates "have
been fully paid for by the Ukrainian side. They are in Ukraine and we
will be resolving the issue related to these engines."
Six Project 11356 frigates were planned to be built for the Russian
Black Sea Fleet. These vessels are equipped with Ukrainian-made propulsion
units, which has threatened the construction of the other three Project
11356 frigates.
The United Ship-Building Corporation said last year that the frigates
would be built but would have Russian-made engines.
India already operates six Talwar-class frigates, which are the Project
11356 frigate’s predecessors developed for export. The vessels
entered service in 2003-2004 and 2012-2013.
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