Russia's Pacific Fleet will send a new task force led by a missile destroyer with two helicopters to the Gulf of Aden on June 29, a fleet spokesman said on Friday."A task force, comprising the Admiral Tributs destroyer, the Boris Butoma tanker and the MB-99 salvage tug, will head to the Gulf of Aden next Monday," the official said, adding that a naval infantry unit would also be dispatched to the region.
The Admiral Tributs is an Udaloy class missile destroyer armed with anti-ship missiles, 30-mm and 100-mm guns, and two Ka-27 Helix helicopters designed for long-range reconnaissance and search missions.
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