Such announcement is kind of weird.

Is it a message to Philippines enemy that USA submarine is patrolling its waters ?

Or something like, hey, if I could detect USA sub then all crappy China subs we can detect too.










PN ship detects US submarine


BRP Conrado Yap, a Philippine Navy corvette, detected a United States submarine submerged in the waters of Palawan in November 2019.

This was regarded as the first ever submarine detection in the 121-year history of the country’s naval warfare service.

“The BRP Conrado Yap was able to detect a submarine while it was travelling in Palawan. That was the first time that it happened to our Navy,” PN Flag-Officer-in-Command Vice Admiral Robert Empedrad said.

Empedrad said the crew manning the BRP Conrado Yap was on its way to Zamboanga for a “show the flag” mission, a naval event where a ship displays the flag of its country as an expression of patriotic pride, when it detected the American submarine.

Acquired from the Republic of Korea Navy on Aug. 5, 2019, the BRP Conrado Yap is the first modern corvette or small warship of the PN. It is also regarded as the Navy’s most heavily-armed unit at present.

It is equipped a variety of sonars and radars making it capable of anti-submarine warfare. Aside from that, it is also armed with a guided missile fire control system and a variety of armaments, enabling it to take down submarines if ever it detects one. (Martin Sadongdong)

http://tempo.com.ph/2020/01/16/pn-ship-detects-us-submarine/

they tried to say no missing sonar or engine problem on our ships

Looks like it

Show of power to China

how sure are they its a sub from US?

Already bought equip for anti-sub but kenot detect sub .... duh!
Exactly!

Hope pilak will drag into war with tongsan

Kill each other

Win win

Kek

Thought subs all stealthy. This one diesel clink clonk tek tek tek engine sound low keras sub?

itu je? takde warning shot ker protest ker? other country can anyhow masuk the waters one ah

lol piece of junk can detect US submarine ka?? yeah right..maybe china or vietnam old submarine with outdated tech.

Trying to show their ships can actually do something

That's one of their new ships... although secondhand crap lulz

How to tag @LTZ here? is it easy to detect subs if you have the anti subs ship?

war!!!!

Why didn't the Philippines Navy dump a few depth charge to blow that sub out of the water? LOL.

i think watching 《Hunter Killer》 will let us hvae clearer picture about sub vs destroyer

Lol wonder how many undiscovered israeli usa bug in our electronics defence systems, until china lets us boro their "antivirus"

This post has been edited by GHBZDK: Jan 17 2020, 05:41 PM

Is Philippine playing bluff game to scare China navy? huhuhuhu

Philippine's most advanced navy ship is named after a Chinese soldier from the 50s fighting against Communist Chinese. Oh the irony.

Do not overthink.

They are just saying (read: showing off) they now have such military capability.

US really sent their bone shaker diesel powered sub?