CURRENT AFFAIRS

2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following countries have been internationally recognised as having successfully developed and flown manned stealth jets
A
India, USA, Australia and China
B
Japan, USA, Russia and China
C
India, USA, North Korea and China
D
India, USA, Russia and Brazil
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The U.S, UK, and Israel are the only countries to have used stealth aircraft in combat. These deployments include the United States invasion of Panama, the first Gulf War, the Kosovo Conflict, the War in Afghanistan, the War in Iraq and the 2011 military intervention in Libya.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II It boasts stealth features, the world’s most powerful aircraft engine, and the most advanced radar.

Detailed explanation-3: -The F-117 Nighthawk was the world’s first operational stealth aircraft. Between 1981 and 2008, Lockheed Martin produced 59 operational F-117s and five developmental prototypes, but the aircraft weren’t publicly acknowledged until 1988.

Detailed explanation-4: -Come December and India’s fifth-generation stealth fighter jet, the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), is expected to get a go-ahead from the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), the country’s top body on security matters.

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