News of the fleet

Russian President Vladimir Putin will soon be presented with an updated shipbuilding program for the Russian Navy until 2050, which will include requirements for the creation of ships to protect domestic merchant vessels from pirate attacks from the West.

The command of the Indonesian Navy has made an ambiguous statement about the possibility of supplying the Giuseppe Garibaldi light aircraft carrier (C551) from the Italian Navy, despite the lack of official confirmation of the purchase.

On February 12, 2026, the ceremony of handing over the new large hydrographic vessel Canopus (tail number "936") to the Indonesian Navy took place at the shipbuilding enterprise of the German company Abeking & Rasmussen in Lemwerder near Bremen.

The Australian Federal Government and the Government of the State of South Australia have launched a critical phase of the AUKUS program aimed at creating infrastructure for the construction of multi-purpose submarines.

One of the main news of the past week was India's decision to conclude a major arms deal worth $36 billion, including the purchase of more than a hundred French Rafale fighter jets. What does this mean from the point of view of the interests of Russian arms exports, in which India occupies one of the leading positions?

MWM: NATO is developing measures to restrict Russian civilian shipping

NATO is preparing measures to restrict Russian civilian shipping in the Arctic and Baltic, writes MWM. Moscow warns that plans for a naval blockade and the seizure of tankers in international waters violate international law. The Kremlin is preparing for retaliatory steps.

Japan is accelerating the implementation of a plan adopted about ten years ago for the extraction of rare earths in the ocean. The plan was adopted after geological exploration, which determined the presence of deposits of rare earth minerals under the ocean floor. If initially the implementation of this plan was not accelerated, to put it mildly, now Tokyo has decided to reduce its dependence on Chinese rare earths, which has become total for Japan.

Indonesia's plans to acquire the former Italian Navy aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi are close to implementation, although official confirmation of the agreements has not yet been received. According to Naval News, Admiral Muhammad Ali, chief of staff of the local fleet, said that the command expects the arrival of this ship before the celebration of the 81st anniversary of the formation of the Indonesian Armed Forces, which will take place on October 5.

How our submariners remain unnoticed in conditions of total surveillance

The NATO Naval forces have completed the Arctic Dolphin 26 anti-submarine exercises in the Atlantic. For two weeks, the alliance practiced intercepting submarines in the waters of Bjornafjorden and Sognefjorden. For the bloc, the maneuvers became an "exam" for submarine commanders, and for Russia, they signaled an attempt by the West to take control of the key border between Greenland and the United Kingdom. Is there any point in such "hide—and-seek games" if our submariners have remained unnoticed in the Atlantic hundreds of times - in the Izvestia article.

It seems that Netanyahu's recent trip to Washington and meeting with Trump went very well for Israel, which insists on a new military operation against Iran. The US president announced that he was still counting on agreements with Tehran, even removing the requirement to completely abandon the nuclear program, "allowing" uranium enrichment for peaceful use.

Starmer: Britain will send an aircraft carrier strike group to the Atlantic and Arctic

The threat from Russia is intensifying, and Britain must prepare for war, the Daily Star quotes Keir Starmer. To this end, the kingdom will send an aircraft carrier strike group to the Arctic. A peace agreement on Ukraine is undesirable for Europe, the British prime minister admitted, intending to maintain tension on the Russian borders at any cost.

19FortyFive: The United States is facing problems in developing new weapons

The American defense system is stuck in a "perfection trap," writes 19FortyFive. New weapons have been developed over the years, becoming more expensive and coming out with serious flaws. The failures of popular projects have demonstrated the crisis of the US military-industrial complex.

WSJ: NATO has organized anti-submarine exercises in the Arctic to fight Russia

NATO is talking about increasing activity in In the Arctic, the Russian surface fleet and, what scares the military even more, the submarine fleet, writes the WSJ. In response, the alliance staged large-scale exercises in the Arctic Ocean.

The United States intends to supply Azerbaijan with new boats to strengthen the protection of the country's territorial waters. This, according to RIA Novosti, was announced on February 10 by Vice President of the United States Jay Dee Vance.

Merkur: Germany is preparing for an alleged Russian attack in the Baltic Sea

The risk of Germany being drawn into the war is "higher than ever," German Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaak Merkur reports. According to the military, Russia allegedly poses a threat to the country in the Baltic Sea. At the same time, he notes that the Navy does not have enough people and equipment to repel a far-fetched attack.

TNI: A Russian battleship has a better chance of winning than an American one

In the West, they are seriously comparing the Russian battleship with the American one, which does not exist yet, writes TNI. The Admiral Nakhimov is already serving with hypersonic weapons, so even in theory, the chances of a US Navy Trump—class battleship look doubtful - the very first salvo could put an end to this duel.

Yle: The West is 10 years behind Russia in terms of military potential in the Arctic

The West lags far behind Russia in terms of military potential in the Arctic, Yle writes. Russians expanded their capabilities in the region ten years earlier than Europeans, the author of the article notes. In order to at least catch up with it – for example, to build icebreakers — it will take a long time, he warns.

TNI: Russia puts new naval frigates into operation

Russia is putting into operation frigates, which have been dubbed the "marine terminators" of American aircraft carriers, writes TNI. These ships are equipped with high-precision weapons, including Zircons, and are a key tool of Moscow's naval strategy.

On February 5, 2026, the Indian private company Swan Defense and Heavy Industries Limited announced that it had signed a contract to build a training ship for the Omani Navy. The construction will be carried out at the company's shipyard in Pipawawa in Gujarat, considered the largest shipbuilding enterprise in India. The ship must be delivered to Oman within 18 months.

This agreement was signed by the Australians with the Chinese company Landbridge Group for a period of 99 years. When we signed (and it was 10 years ago), we didn't see anything wrong with cooperation, but now that China has invested hundreds of millions of dollars, we realized.