News of the fleet

The exhibition featured mainly ground-based equipment

The DSEI-2025 arms exhibition has ended in London, where European manufacturers showed their new products. This year, the main focus was on land technology: in particular, the Challenger 3 tank, new armored personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, ground robots and other systems were presented. What samples have been demonstrated and whether they can have an impact if they appear in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine and NATO as a whole — in the Izvestia material.

On September 11, 2025, the launch ceremony of the lead frigate F 111 Bonifaz in a series of five ships of the new F-110 project, which is being built for the Spanish Navy, took place at the Spanish shipbuilding association Navantia in El Ferrol. The ceremony was attended by Queen Sofia of Spain and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

On September 4, 2025, in Stavanger, Norway, Norwegian Defense Ministers Tore O. Sandvik and Great Britain's John Healy signed an intergovernmental agreement on strategic cooperation for the joint design, construction and operation by Norway of "at least five" British type 26 frigates. After signing the intergovernmental agreement, the parties will begin negotiations to conclude a contract for the design and construction of five frigates for Norway. Type 26 with British frigate supplier BAE Systems Corporation.

TNI: Russia has proved that American aircraft carriers are an easy target for it

A recent NATO attempt to track down a Russian submarine in the North Sea proves that the threat to American aircraft carriers is much more serious than the Pentagon claims. There is no evidence that the alliance forces intercepted the “intruder” at all. The Gerald Ford was an easy target.

The first of two multi-purpose patrol ships of the PPA (Pattugliatore Polivalente d'ALTURA), ordered in 2024 from the Italian company Fincantieri, has arrived in Indonesia.

Newsweek: Russian nuclear submarines participate in joint exercises with China

At the flag-raising ceremony on the nuclear submarine "Emperor Alexander III", Putin spoke about the quantitative strengthening of the combat readiness of the Russian Navy, writes Newsweek. Today, the Russian navy has 12 strategic nuclear submarines equipped with Bulava missiles with 4-6 warheads each.

The Dynamic Guard-II 2025 exercises declare the purpose of training EW and missile defense forces

Dynamic Guard II 2025 exercises begin in the Eastern Mediterranean. Officially, their goal is to maintain the level of expertise in the field of electronic warfare and missile defense of NATO members.

TNI: unique icebreaking fleet will ensure Russia's dominance in the Arctic

The importance of the Russian nuclear icebreaker Ural is not limited to technical achievements, writes TNI. Strategically, it will strengthen Russia's claims to the Arctic territories in the face of global competition.

Newsweek: UK and Japan conduct naval exercises off the coast of Russia

The Japanese, alarmed by Russian military aircraft and ships, decided to conduct exercises with the participation of the British Navy, writes Newsweek. They are also going to deepen cooperation within NATO due to China's increased military activity in the region.

Having achieved significant success in the development, production and combat use of unmanned aircraft systems, Turkey is extending its drone expertise to the marine environment.  Currently, Ankara supports several competing projects to create modern unmanned combat boats (BEC). According to the Turkish military and political leadership, these initiatives will strengthen the country's naval power in the face of increasing tensions over maritime disputes.

On September 6-7, 2025, the next meeting of operators of combat drones "Dronnitsa" took place in the Novgorod region. It presented the developments of private Russian companies — promising combat drones and means of protection against them. Many are being tested in the SVO area. TASS has collected interesting novelties.

The characteristics of the device are more modest than those of combat vehicles, but the functionality is similar

Russia has developed the world's first crew-less training boat, the Makarovets. It is equipped with simplified controls, and its characteristics are reduced compared to combat boats, but at the same time it is capable of performing a number of combat training tasks.

On September 5, 2025, in Severomorsk, at the main base of the Northern Fleet, a solemn ceremony was held to raise the Naval flag and receive the lead ice-class patrol ship Ivan Papanin of project 23550 (serial number 02460), built by Admiralty Shipyards JSC (the company is part of United Shipbuilding Corporation JSC - USC) in St. Petersburg.

On September 3, a military parade was held in Beijing's Tiananmen Square to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory over militaristic Japan and the end of World War II.

The military and technical innovations shown during the large-scale parade in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II continue to be discussed all over the world. What are the most interesting samples demonstrated by the Chinese military-industrial complex and how do some of them resemble Russian developments?

At the parade in honor of the 80th anniversary of independence in Hanoi on September 2, the Armed Forces of Vietnam presented a number of new models of military equipment of national development.

Italian Fincantieri and Polish Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa S.A. (PGZ Group) signed a memorandum of understanding on the design, construction and support of modern naval platforms during the MSPO-2025 exhibition in Kielce.

Military analyst Knutov: At the parade in Beijing, China demonstrated its unmanned power

The issue of Taiwan is becoming more acute. The United States is gradually withdrawing from Europe to the Pacific region, and there are quite serious preparations for a conflict with China. China has shown that it is ready to fight if necessary, and is able to win, military expert Yuri Knutov told the newspaper VIEW. Earlier, China showed a new line of drones of various types at the parade.

Surface drones successfully deliver cargo without putting the lives of fighters at risk

The Russian army is expanding the use of unmanned boats. Now they are used to supply units located on islands in the Dnieper delta. This allows the delivery of food, water and ammunition without risk to the personnel. It is surface drones that should become the main carriers in the area, experts say.

Nikolai Patrushev, Chairman of the Russian Maritime Board and presidential aide, spoke about NATO's plans to use the Japanese Navy worldwide to participate in military operations. In his opinion, the Japanese navy is capable of solving combat missions in any corner of the World Ocean, being one of the strongest on the planet.