Video shows Singaporean-Swedish design for Singapore's navy, not 'Philippine-made warship'

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Video shows Singaporean-Swedish design for Singapore's navy, not 'Philippine-made warship'
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Video of a Philippine Navy warship that was made locally? False ❌ Singapore's defence ministry said the clip shows the design for a vessel jointly developed by the country and a Swedish company

"YOU WILL BE IMPRESSED WITH THIS PHILIPPINE-MADE WAR SHIP!" reads the Tagalog-language title of a video shared on YouTubeThe thumbnail image shows what appears to be a military vessel plastered with Philippine flags above Tagalog-language text that says,"NEW PHILIPPINE WARSHIP IS PHILIPPINE-MADE".a computer-generated military vessel from various angles while it moves through the water.

The post circulated weeks after US and Philippine troops fired a salvo of rockets at a warship representing an enemy vessel in the disputed South China Sea, in the final exercise of the allies'The drills aimed to boost Manila's military capability while serving as a US show of support for its Asian ally as China's assertiveness in the region grows stronger.

While the post says it shows a"video reaction parody ", comments suggest some users believed the clip showed a Philippine-made navy vessel.Another said:"Wow, long live the Philippines, it was constructed nicely."

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