Creating the latest military equipment or weapons, the developers are always trying to keep its characteristics secret. The smallest information leaks can have very unpleasant consequences. RIA Novosti presented a selection of weapons, which became known quite by accident.
Chengdu j-20
The Chinese project to create military aircraft of the fifth generation for a long time kept secret. This program began in the 90s, and the first information about its success appeared in 2009. Even the appearance of the devices was not known, and only fake pictures were found on the Internet. A little later, a few blurry images of J-20 appeared on the ground, which were published on Chinese forums. It was assumed that the pictures were taken by photographers who came very close to the test center. There is also an opinion that this was a thoughtful move by military structures.
Status 6 (Poseidon)
The program to create an atomic submarine-drone became known to the public at a meeting of the President of the Russian Federation with representatives of the Ministry of Defense. One of the operators was able to close-up documents from which it was possible to learn about the nuclear submarines of special purpose "Belgorod" and "Khabarovsk". In the same place it was possible to see and the scheme of the newest torpedo with incredible indicators.
Sea shadow
The unique invisible ship, produced in the United States of America, has been hiding from prying eyes for a very long time. The developers have taken all measures to conceal information about the work done. Once, several publications at once received pictures of this ship against the background of a darkening sky. This news did not cause much excitement, because rumors had already circulated about the unique stealth ship produced by the Lockheed concern.
K2 Black Panther
South Korea managed to keep its main tank armament secret. The production of equipment and its tests were held in the strictest secrecy. In 2000, for the first time, photographs of tanks rolled into a camouflage net leaked to the press. And remained unknown characteristics of the onboard equipment and communications. Now at the disposal of the South Korean military there are about a hundred units of such equipment.
