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Protracted negotiations followed, with the refit cost jumping from $400 million to $700 million. 



In January 2004, a $1.5 billion package deal was eventually inked, with $974 million earmarked for the refit and rest for 16 MiG-29Ks. Gorshkov was then to be delivered by August 2008.