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A diesel-electric submarine. They can be very quiet when their diesel generator is not running. Except when they're attacking, they have to be on the surface or at periscope depth. The US and UK have no more diesel-electric submarines. Why do Russia and China?
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Philippines' Marcos says presence of Russian submarine 'very worrisome'
by Reuters
Manila, Philippines --
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday the presence of a Russian
attack submarine in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in
the South China Sea was "very worrisome."
"That's very concerning. Any intrusion into the West Philippine Sea, of
our EEZ, of our baselines, is very worrisome," Marcos told reporters,
referring to part of the South China Sea within the Philippines'
maritime zone.
A Russian Kilo-class submarine was sighted 80 nautical miles off the
western province of Occidental Mindoro on Nov. 28, Navy spokesperson
Roy Vincent Trinidad said in a statement on Monday, confirming a report
by the Philippine Daily Inquirer newspaper.
Philippine navy frigate Jose Rizal established radio contact with the
Russian submarine, which confirmed its identity as UFA 490 and its
intent.
"The Russian vessel stated it was awaiting improved weather conditions
before proceeding to Vladivostok, Russia," Trinidad said, without
elaborating on why it was in the area.
Philippine naval forces escorted the submarine to ensure compliance
with maritime regulations, he added.
Russia's embassy in Manila could not immediately be reached for
comment.
Russia's Kilo-class submarines are considered some of the quietest
submarines and have been constantly refined since the 1980s.
China and Russia declared a [1]"no limits" partnership when Russian
President Vladimir Putin visited Beijing in 2022, just days before
Moscow launched its [2]invasion of Ukraine. The two countries
[3]carried out live-fire naval exercises in the South China Sea in
July.
Tensions between Manila, a U.S. treaty ally, and Beijing have escalated
over the past year due to overlapping claims in the South China Sea. A
2016 arbitral tribunal ruled China's historical claims to the disputed
waterway had no basis, a decision Beijing rejects.
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- https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?search=all%3AL8N2UF4JP&linkedFromStory=true
- https://www.reuters.com/topic/event/ukraine-crisis/
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