After confirming that he would change the Varyag, Xie Kai became busy again.

Especially on the 701 side, this is the only aircraft carrier design unit in China. They designed them from the 707 to the 001 aircraft carrier that is about to be launched.

Although the 001 draws on a lot of Varyag design experience, the 701 Institute removed most of the weapon systems of the 001 aircraft carrier, especially the medium and long-range missile systems because of the different final choices.

To renovate the Varyag, it is better to rebuild it according to the design of the 001 aircraft carrier.

After all, this is based on the consistent design experience of the Russians. This is not a complete aircraft carrier, but a heavy-duty aircraft cruiser.

After learning about the difficulty of transforming this aircraft carrier, Xie Kai grinned.

Not only is it difficult, but it is also costly.

"Old Liu, what do you mean there? If the plan is not determined, we will start to modify the design here, which is a waste."

"People over there will come in a while. After checking our shipbuilding system, they will further discuss the details." Mr. Liu told Xie Kai that Damao's negotiation team will come soon.

"About when? Will Varyag be determined before he comes back?" Xie Kai couldn't wait.

Mr. Liu shook his head, "I don't know much about this matter. There is no clear answer there. They are negotiating with the Indians about the Gorshkov."

"Is that the talk?"

Xie Kai is in spirit.

I really want to figure out the details inside, but unfortunately, neither Da Mao nor San Ge will be made public.

It is clear that Damao is just trying to cheat the third brother.

And the third brother and the Vikrant aircraft carrier were not yet caught after being launched and capsized.

Especially in their Ministry of Defense, many bigwigs are now very dissatisfied.

If they buy the aircraft carriers with the expenses used to build their own aircraft carriers, their navy might have already used new aircraft carriers.

Third brother’s house.

A senior meeting room of the Ministry of Defense.

A group of big guys looked serious.

Before, I just heard the report on the Vikrant aircraft carrier, and heard that it would cost tens of millions of dollars just for salvage, which made the big guys even more angry.

"Damn it! These bastards, can they complete the construction?" Some general doubted the ability to build the shipbuilding in China.

"If you don't have the ability to build it yourself, it's a waste of the country's money!"

Many generals were extremely dissatisfied with this matter.

Whether it is the Cochin Shipyard or Hindustan Airlines, most of them have very close relationships with some generals.

Therefore, the big guys who have nothing to do with the Cochin Shipyard will naturally not help say anything.

Now that their aircraft carriers have capsized, this is an undeniable fact.

The Italians were hyped by the Cochin Shipyard before. Even if the Logistics and Equipment Department is willing to give a higher price now, they are unwilling to continue to help India build aircraft carriers.

This matter became serious.

"Everyone, although I don't want to tell you what the Italian consultant said, but at this point, I have to remind you that with our current industrial basic capabilities, even if the Vikrant aircraft carrier is salvaged, it will not be able to be re-installed for installation in a short period of time... There were many problems during the construction process of the Cochin Shipyard..." Summit Twidi reminded everyone with a serious face.

Everyone knows that there is a problem with manufacturing ability.

No one has proposed it before.

Although the aircraft carrier is built slowly, there is still hope.

"The Vikrant has reached such a progress, and many equipment has been ordered..." Pacalli frowned, "It must be salvaged as soon as possible to solve the defects above! You can't let so much investment be wasted."

This is already the perception of the entire Ministry of Defense.

After these days of analysis, they also knew where the problem lies.

"The aircraft carrier next door is about to be launched. The Varyag they bought from Ukraine has also entered the Atlantic Ocean, and we must come up with a solution. Otherwise, there are two aircraft carriers next door, and we now have only one Virat, and the displacement is very small..."

A senior general pointed out the current problem seriously.

The aircraft carrier next door is about to be launched.

But their new aircraft carrier has become a submarine and has many problems, which cannot be solved in a short period of time.

It takes a long time to build an aircraft carrier.

Originally, the first aircraft carrier of the San Ge family was called the Vikrant, which was the first aircraft carrier owned by Asian countries after World War II.

The third brother's navy has become the strongest in Asian countries.

But the Vikrant was designed very early, with a full load displacement of only more than 19,000 tons, which could not meet the development of the Navy at all.

After starting to build the aircraft carrier by itself, the Navy gave this name to the domestic aircraft carrier under construction, believing that this name would further develop their navy.

Now, the new aircraft carrier cannot be put into service in a short period of time. The San Ge's navy only has a second-hand aircraft carrier transformed from the UK, but the full load displacement is only more than 28,000 tons.

"I think it is completely acceptable to the Russians' proposal. They proposed to give us the Gorshkov aircraft carrier. As long as we give money, they will help us complete modernization modifications. In this way, after the Vikrant aircraft carrier is in service, we will become the second country in the world to have a three-carrier formation!" Samit Tividi put forward his own view.

He didn't want to say that the Vikrant could not continue to be built.

Otherwise, there will be many people who object.

"Golshkov?" Pakarli frowned.

"That is a very advanced aircraft carrier, and the displacement is large enough! I didn't serve for a few years at the beginning. There was an accident during the mission. The Russians had no money to repair it..." Samit began to introduce the powerful aircraft carrier of the Soviet Red Navy to everyone in detail.

Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier is the latest modification of the Kiev-class and is also the most similar aircraft carrier to the Kuznetsov aircraft carrier.

The total length is 284 meters, the maximum width is 60 meters, the full load displacement is 45,400 tons, and it can carry 36 carrier-based aircraft.

"This aircraft carrier has greatly improved and improved the ship-based weapon equipment and electronic systems based on the previous three ships. The number of anti-ship missiles has not only increased, but also improved the performance. It is also equipped with more advanced air defense missiles and anti-torpedo weapons. All kinds of devices are the latest types of anti-jamming. Even the integrated command system, radio communication, and electronic warfare systems are all first-class internationally..."

These words were introduced by the Russians.

Regarding the introduction of the Russians, the bosses of the San Ge family naturally knew that there were many boastful elements.

But they also know that from Damao, those are the best they can buy.

Americans have advanced aircraft carrier technology, but they will not sell the opportunity.

"More importantly, the combat effectiveness of the Gorshkov is not much worse than the Varyag!"

"How is it possible! The Varyag is the most advanced..." Someone immediately objected.

Each of the Soviet artificial aircraft carriers has made considerable improvements.

In terms of technical use, it will also be different.

There is a Kuznetsov between the two aircraft carriers.

"Yes, there are many systems on the Varyag, and we have bought them..."

Why did the third brother dare to build heavy aircraft carriers with a full load displacement of more than 60,000 tons when he had no experience in building aircraft carriers and could not even build ordinary destroyers?

It is one aspect to have a lot of help from friendly countries.

On the other hand, they secretly bought the core equipment that was dismantled from the Varyag and the system that had not yet been installed.

"Gorshkov was incorporated into the Black Sea Fleet in 1988, and the Varyag was launched in November 1988. How big is the technology gap in such a short time? Even if I bought the Varyag next door, it was not as strong as the Soviet Union and could not achieve its original combat effectiveness. Russia guaranteed that it could provide modernization and used the most advanced technology now..."

Summit's words from the logistics and equipment minister convinced most generals.

So they began to discuss how to negotiate with the Russians.

The other party sent the aircraft carrier to them for free, but only required that modernization modifications must be carried out in Russia.

Of course there is no problem.

"During the negotiation process, they must ensure that they can help us train technicians, and all improvements must be involved in our engineering and technicians..." Pacalli put forward his own request.

These words made all the big guys applaud.

Domestic aircraft carriers become submarines when they are launched, because they lack experience and have a little poor technical ability.

Anyway, if you want to buy an aircraft carrier, Damao will help you with modernization and upgrading, so there is naturally no problem.

This process allows their engineering and technical personnel to learn enough experience.

At that time, it will be easier to build an aircraft carrier in China.

In the future, the Indian Navy will not only have three aircraft carriers to serve at the same time, but there will even be more, as long as the Congress gives money...

Damao has been waiting for news about his third brother's house.

The knife for slaughtering sheep has been sharpened long ago.

Therefore, during the negotiation process, the atmosphere between the two sides was naturally very friendly.

Especially the various improvement plans, they are almost what the San Ge family navy needs the most.

The price is not high either.

The entire modification fee is only US$1.5 billion.

This made the negotiators of the third brother's family even happier. If they had known it, they would have been terrible to build it themselves.

It cost more than a billion dollars to build a shell of the Vikrant, which was also diving outside the dock at the Cochin Shipyard.

When they knew this, they bought two other Kiev-class aircraft carriers and renovated them. It only costs less than 5 billion US dollars, and their navy can have three advanced aircraft carriers.

It became the second largest navy in the world.

So, the contract was signed very smoothly.

In order to avoid the return of the Russians, they paid all US$1.5 billion to the Russians in advance.

After all, this money was originally owed to the Soviet Union, with tens of billions of dollars, and they paid back it with a worthless ruble...
Chapter completed!