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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which nation is engaged in the construction of its first fully stealth warship?
A
South Africa
B
Russia
C
Srilanka
D
Indonesia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Russian navy building first fully stealth warship.

Detailed explanation-2: -The earliest known ship incorporating stealth technology is the US Navy Sea Shadow, which was completed in the mid-1980’s but only revealed to the public in 1993. The bizarre-looking twin-hulled ship is 49.98 m (164 ft) long, 20.72 m (68 ft) across and has a full load displacement of 569 tonnes (1.25 million lb).

Detailed explanation-3: -At present, the Swedish navy is known to be the best designer of such navy vessels. Some of the other navy vessels that operate as stealth ships are the British Type 45, Germany’s Braunschweig Corvettes, India’s Shivalik range of ships and China’s Houbei missile boat.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Shivalik class or Project 17 class is a class of multi-role stealth frigates in service with the Indian Navy. They are the first stealth warships built in India.

Detailed explanation-5: -Indian Naval Ship (INS) Mormugao (D67), second warship of the P15B class of stealth guided-missile destroyers, was commissioned in the august presence of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on December 18, 2022.

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