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More Indian Navy Destroyers Head to Fight Somali Pirates2008-11-21 India today dispatched a guided-missile destroyer to the Gulf of Aden to join the fight against piracy, even as it explores the possibility of sending up to four warships to strengthen its operations against the menace in that region."A Delhi class destroyer has sailed out from Mumbai to replace INS Tabar," Navy sources told reporters today. INS Tabar, a stealth guided missile frigate, had won a rare victory in the sea war against the sea brigands, busting three pirate ships within a span of a week and sinking one of them two days ago. The 6,900-tonne Delhi class destroyers are the largest indigenously built warships till date and pack more fire power in them than frigates. They carry on board two Sea King helicopters, along with a Cheetah or a Chetak, and stock 16 Uran missiles, 100mm AK 100 Gun, four multi-barrel 30mm AK 630 gun. With Marine Commandos on Destroyers, it would be a potent force when it patrols the Gulf of Aden to stop the pirates from attacking or hijacking merchant vessels. The presence of the destroyer in the pirate-infested region of Arabian Sea will strengthen India's efforts to demonstrate its military power against the sea brigands, sources said. The helicopters on board the destroyer are generally used for aerial reconnaissance by launching them from the ship's deck and the armed versions of the Chetak or a Cheetah can be used to scare the pirates away and also attack them when the need arises. Sponsored Links
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