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INS Tabar takes on Somali pirates

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November 21, 2008
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.

Image: A helicopter lands on the deck of the guided missile Delhi class destroyer INS Mysore.
Photographs: Sebastian D'Souza/AFP/Getty Images

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