BM I am quoting from the following site.
India expands its Navy
So it's clear that we are paying separately for the ship whose cost alone has increased to $2.9bn ( might go up even higher some rumors say ).
India expands its Navy
After years of negotiations, on January 20, 2004, Russia and India signed a deal for the Admiral Gorshkov, 12 single-seat MiG-29K 'Fulcrum-D' and 4 dual-seat MiG-29KUB, 6 Kamov Ka-27 and Ka-31 'Helix' helicopters, facilities and procedures for training pilots and technical staff, delivery of simulators, spare parts, and establishment maintenance on Indian Navy facilities. The ship was free; India will pay the Russians ~US$800 million to upgrade it and an additional US$700 million on the aircraft and weapons systems. Upgrade plans involve stripping all the weaponry from the ship's foredeck to make way for a Short Take-Off But Assisted Recovery configuration. A 14.3 degree ski-jump on the bow and three arrestor wires on the angled deck will allow operation of MiG-29K 'Fulcrum' and Sea Harrier aircraft. Due to a revised schedule and cost escalation by Russia, it is estimated that the ship will not join the Indian Navy as INS Vikramaditya before 2010. In July 2008 it was reported that Russia was increasing the price to USD 3.4 Bn.
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