After Crimea fallout, Russia and Ukraine suspended all defense ties which rendered the under-construction
Admiral Grigorovich class frigates of limited operational use to Russian Navy until they
were re-engined with Russian alternative which is expected to be ready only by 2020.
India's defense acquisition council has sanctioned$75 million for acquiring M7N.1E
gas turbine engines from Ukraine for powering the two Grigorovich class frigates that are
expected to soon arrive in India from Russia.
India had agreed to purchase the two frigates Admiral Butakov and Admiral Istomin as part
of a $4billion order for four Russian frigates.
As per the deal signed in 2016, two other Grigorovich class frigates would be constructed
at the facility of Goa Shipyard Limited in India.
Admiral Butakov and Admiral Istomin almost fully built at Russia's Yantar Shipyard
at Kaliningrad were originally designed to be fitted with Ukraine built gas turbine engines
but after the Crimean fallout, Russia stopped importing the engines from Ukraine, rendering
the fleet of little use for the Russian Navy.
Russia and India then agreed to utilize the frigates for the Indian Navy which was already
operating its predecessor, the Talwar class frigates.
India struck a separate agreement with Ukraine which offered to directly export the M7N.1E
gas turbine plant to India after much discussion in 2016.
It has also been agreed upon that a subsequent deal would be struck for acquiring similar
engines for the other two frigates that are to be built at the Goa shipyard.
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