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2006-07-07 India-Pakistan
India to buy 3 Russian warships at $1.14 bln
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Posted by Steve White 2006-07-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11127 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 STRATEGYPAGE.com reports that China has halted contruction of its Type 051C and other classes of Russian-derived/aided surface warships due to numrous probs. Time will tell iff the Indian Navy suffers a KURSK or other naval catastrophe.
Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-07-07 04:06||   2006-07-07 04:06|| Front Page Top

#2 the average Indian soldier can't be making more than about $3000 a year or so

I would figure considerably less, still there's no shortage of volunteers. It's an all-professional force.

John?
Posted by 6 2006-07-07 07:22||   2006-07-07 07:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Those prices seem high, even with support equipment. For instance US LCS (3000 tons) are budgetted at $250M each and the latest Tomahawks were contracted at $600K each.
Posted by ed 2006-07-07 08:35||   2006-07-07 08:35|| Front Page Top

#4 Maybe the price is high because support is bundled into the purchase?
Posted by WhiteCollarRedneck 2006-07-07 12:10||   2006-07-07 12:10|| Front Page Top

#5 Maybe the price is high because support is bundled into the purchase?

They sell Russian warships at Best Buy?
Posted by Steve">Steve  2006-07-07 12:30||   2006-07-07 12:30|| Front Page Top

#6 Overstock.com
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-07-07 12:51||   2006-07-07 12:51|| Front Page Top

#7 25 warships and 16 submarines.

Sound like they need a lot of CONTRACTORS!
Posted by Besoeker 2006-07-07 14:47||   2006-07-07 14:47|| Front Page Top

#8 The Indian Navy has more than 80 ships in service - about 45 larger surface combatants - Frigates and above.

Base salary (before allowances) for the lowest ranking soldier is about 100 US dollars a month.

An Lt base salary is about 250 US dollars a month
Posted by john 2006-07-07 20:22||   2006-07-07 20:22|| Front Page Top

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