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Vol. XII Issue IV - April 2010
Project Management eJournal
REGIONAL REPORT:
News of Projects & Project Management in Russia
By Alexander Tovb
International Correspondent for PMForum & PM World Today
Moscow, Russia
RUSSIA AND INDIA SIGN MAJOR MILITARY, NUCLEAR DEALS
As Russian news agency RIA Novosty reported, Russia and India signed on Friday March 12 a host of high-profile deals during Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's working visit to the country. The visit kicked off late on Thursday, amid many expectations as well as big money.
New fighter jet contract
Russia and India have signed a $1.5-billion contract on the supplies of 29 more MiG-29K Fulcrum-D carrier-based fighter jets to New Delhi. The start of the supplies is scheduled for 2012.
The two countries signed an earlier contract stipulating the supply of 12 single-seat MiG-29Ks and four two-seat MiG-29KUBs to India in January 2004. The contract is part of a $1.5-billion deal to deliver the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier, currently being retrofitted in Russia for the Indian Navy.
India's first MiG-29Ks and MiG-29KUBs officially entered service earlier this year.
Indian and Russian officials said a contract on the joint development of the new fifth-generation fighter would be signed within the next few months.
Gorshkov deal
The two countries have also signed a deal on upgrading the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier, following an earlier statement from the Indian government's security committee that it would allocate $2.3 billion to retrofit the ship. The initial refit agreement of $750 million went up by an additional $1.5 billion. In line with the contract, the aircraft carrier will be handed over to India by 2012…
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About the Author Alexander Tovb International Correspondent - Russia
Alexander Tovb is an International Correspondent for PMForum and PM World Today based in Moscow, Russia. Mr. Tovb is also an independent project management advisor and consultant; he was recently Deputy Team Leader and project manager on the European Union funded Projects “Land and Property Policy Reform I and II” of the EU-Russia Cooperation Program (TACIS), Moscow, Russia. Mr. Tovb is an experienced project manager with over 30 years experience in a variety of organizations and industries, primarily associated with information technology (IT) projects. He is currently vice president of the International Project Management Association (IPMA), vice president of the Russian Project Management Association SOVNET. Alexander Tovb is a Certified Project Manager (IPMA Level B01) and an IPMA assessor for professional PM certifications in Russia. He is a member of SOVNET, IPMA and the Moscow Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI®). He has published numerous articles on project management in the Russian Chief Information Officer (CIO) magazine and presented papers at PM professional conferences, seminars and events in Europe, Asia and Russia. He is the co-author, with G. L. Tsipes, of the books “Project Management: Standards, Methods, Experience” (Olimp-Business, Moscow, 2003), “Project Management in practice of a modern company” (Olimp-Business, Moscow, 2006) and „Projects and Project Management in a modern company. Text book for Master students“ (Olimp-Business, Moscow, 2009). Alexander can be contacted at atovb@yandex.ru. |
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