News of the fleet

On July 1, 2026, PJSC Amur Shipbuilding Plant (ASZ, part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation - USC) in Komsomolsk-on-Amur hosted the launching ceremony of the small rocket ship Storm Project 22800, which is being built for the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy. (code "Karakurt") with the factory number 203 (tail number "403"). This is the third ship of Project 22800 out of four units under construction at the ASZ.

The US Accounting Chamber (GAO) in its annual report published on July 1 stated another delay in putting on combat duty the second battery of the ground–based long-range hypersonic missile system - LRHW (Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon) Dark Eagle.

Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov — on how the supply of Swedish submarines to Poland will strengthen the republic's Navy and how the Russian Navy can respond to this

Poland has signed a contract with Sweden for the supply of three Project A26 submarines developed by Saab AB as part of its Orca (Kasatka) submarine renewal program.

On July 3, 2026, Vladivostok hosted the ceremony of admission to the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy of the sea tugboat Kapitan Sergeev of project 23470 (serial number 413), built at JSC Yaroslavl Shipbuilding Plant (YASZ) in Yaroslavl.

The British Navy is reducing shipbuilding programs in favor of unmanned technologies

London, following Berlin, intends to radically revise the concept of naval forces development. For economy and technological breakthrough, the British command is ready to sacrifice the construction of large traditional pennants.

MWM: nuclear reactors give Admiral Nakhimov a number of important advantages

Admiral Nakhimov returned to the Northern Fleet and changed the rules of the game in the Arctic, writes MWM. This unique cruiser does not depend on refueling and is capable of going at maximum speed for days. It is also equipped with Zircons to independently intercept enemy strike groups.

The final tests of the fully upgraded Admiral Nakhimov have shocked Western analysts, writes MWM. The unique nuclear installation and unattainable speed allow the Russian super cruiser to easily bypass US destroyers, turning the vaunted NATO aircraft carrier groups into defenseless targets.

Crews are learning tactics that were abandoned after the collapse of the USSR

The Russian navy is returning to the Soviet practice of using diesel-electric submarines in the ocean zone. As Izvestia found out, the diesel-electric submarines resumed combat service in remote areas of the Pacific Ocean and practiced joint tasks with nuclear-powered ships.

Hanwha Ocean Company will handle the detailed design and construction of the new generation South Korean KDDX-class destroyer. This was announced on Thursday, July 2, according to Navy Recognition, citing a statement from Hanwha Ocean herself.

On June 29, 2026, in Gdynia, in the presence of the heads of Government of Poland, Donald Tusk and Sweden, Ulf Kristersson, the Armaments Agency of the Polish Ministry of National Defense signed a contractual agreement with the Swedish Saab AB group on the purchase of three non-nuclear submarines of the Swedish A26 project for the Polish Navy under the Orka program.

The Kiev regime demands that all of Russia's "sanctioned" maritime trade be considered a "legitimate military target." Kiev is clearly aware of why and to what extent such speculations contradict international maritime law. In this case, what is the real political meaning of such statements?

The i Paper: The British Ministry of Defense has curtailed plans to rearm the Navy

The British Ministry of Defense has revised procurement plans for the Navy, writes The i Paper. Instead of huge destroyers, small ships will be acquired, which will be assigned the role of future command centers for drones. And where will drones come from? No one has thought about it yet.

On June 29 of this year, at the age of 86, the Hero of the Russian Federation, Honored Test navigator of the USSR Gennady Grigorievich Ireikin left for his last flight

He participated in the testing and development of systems for the Buran reusable spacecraft, as well as in the testing of experimental engines at the Tu-16LL and Il-76LL flying laboratories.

On June 29, the Polish Ministry of Defense Armaments Agency announced the signing of a package of contracts under the Orka program, which provides for the supply of three naval submarines to the Polish Navy, as well as the provision of temporary solutions.

Risks of escalation forced the alliance to classify the composition of the forces — how will the Russian Navy react

NATO's Breeze-2026 naval exercises began in the Black Sea on June 30. The training is conducted under the supervision of the Bulgarian Navy and will last about a month.

The Times: Russia has equipped a floating regasification plant with machine guns

The Russian regasification vessel Marshal Vasilevsky was equipped with machine guns, The Times claims. The experts cited by the publication believe that this was done to prevent possible attacks on the ship, including from European countries.

TNI: The US war against Iran has accelerated the reformatting of international alliances

The US war against Iran has become the most striking example of a new era in which energy resources are not only traded: they are being fought for, writes The National Interest. Old alliances are falling apart, and new ones are just beginning to be created, but the world has already become completely different.

Pistorius: failure of the Franco-German fighter jet project will be fatal for the EU

The failure of the Franco-German fighter jet project was a huge disappointment for Europe, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius admits in an interview with FAZ. The politician repeats a well-worn Western mantra: the "threat" from Russia requires the rapid creation of modern combat aircraft, which Europe has a hard time with.

A new military structure is being created in Japan – the air force will become aerospace in the coming year. This is not just a renaming, but an important management decision. What are Japan's achievements in space and why is Japanese militarism capable of becoming a real threat to Russia in the foreseeable future?

New ideas are emerging on how to deal with the most formidable instrument of naval warfare today – aircraft carrier strike groups THE US Navy. Why are American aircraft carriers still an extremely difficult target to defeat, and what is considered possible in the future to counter them in the structures of the Russian military-industrial complex?