Five years after it was originally due to be delivered, and more than twice over budget, the Russian refurbisher aircraft carrier Vikramaditya refurbished by the Russians for the Indian Navy has set sail for final sea trials prior to handover, a senior Russian defense industry official said Wednesday.

The Vikramaditya (formerly Admiral Gorshkov), has been refitted at the Sevmash shipyard in northern Russia, is due to he handed over in fall this year. A mixed Russian-Indian crew is on board the warship, while the Indian sailors learn how to operate the vessel.

Vikramaditya at sea on its second sea trials late 2012. Photo: Maksim Vorkunkov via Flickr.

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