Commercial sea drone captures footage of Chinese warship in Philippine waters
Reuters verified the footage as a Chinese Type 052D destroyer was filmed by a $240,000 drone in disputed waters.
- On Tuesday, the Armed Forces of the Philippines monitored 26 Chinese navy and coast guard vessels in key areas of the disputed West Philippine Sea this week.
- China continues to ignore the 2016 Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling that invalidated its claims over the South China Sea, maintaining a presence within the Philippines' 370-kilometer Exclusive Economic Zone.
- California-Based Seasats captured footage of a Chinese Liberation Army Navy destroyer operating 105 km northwest of Luzon, demonstrating the surveillance capabilities of the firm's Lightfish drone.
- Disinformation attacks targeted content creator LANS after her July 18 vlog featured the West Philippine Sea, with critics alleging she was CIA-funded while supporters defended her patriotism.
- With 8 out of 10 Filipinos favoring asserting sovereign rights, the Philippine embassy continues to remind all parties to avoid actions that could escalate regional maritime conflicts.
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This drone found an ‘invisible’ Chinese warship
A 12-foot commercial sea drone captured rare close-up footage of what CNN identified as a Chinese Type 052D guided-missile destroyer during a test mission in the strategically important Bashi Channel. CNN’s Will Ripley reports how cheap autonomous vessels are transforming maritime surveillance.
Sea drone films PLA warship in Philippine waters
A small California-based drone maker said that one of its sea vessels sailed close enough to a Chinese warship operating in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone to capture what it believes is the first footage of its kind recorded by a private US firm. It shared the video taken on June 16 with R
(Seoul=Yonhap News) A small unmanned surface vessel stealthily approaches a Chinese Navy destroyer operating in the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
A small underwater drone from a private American company has captured images of a Chinese warship off the coast of the Philippine island of Luzon. The Chinese presence in the region has long caused tensions between Beijing and the Philippines.
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