The Russian navy is building its first fully stealth warship to make it harder to detect.
The hull of the Mercury naval corvette, known as project 20386, has already been constructed and the ship is expected to be delivered to the navy next year.
According to state media outlet TASS, the warship will be armed with cruise missiles, anti-aircraft missiles and artillery, as well as being capable of searching for and destroying submarines.
Stealth technology can make military assets such as ships and planes harder for radar to detect.
While Russia has used stealth technology, such as a radar-absorbing coating into some of its navy vessels, they have not had full stealth technology.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has increased naval spending as part of a bigger defence budget.
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