News of the fleet
Expert Stepanov: Japan is moving away from three non-nuclear principles
The plans of the new Japanese leadership are supported by Tokyo's acquisition of F-35 fighter jets from the United States, which carry nuclear weapons, said a military expert at the RANEPA Institute of Law and National Security.
A corporation has been proposed to support Arctic projects.
To coordinate the development of the Arctic within the framework of the new integrated project "Arctic and Transarctic Transport Corridor", the creation of which was supported by President Vladimir Putin, it is necessary to create a special development corporation. Andrey Chibis, Governor of the Murmansk Region, told about this on RBC Radio.
Portugal may purchase FDI frigates from French Naval Group
As Defense 360 has learned, the Portuguese Navy prefers the frigate FDI (Fregate de Defense et d'Intervention) of the French Naval Group in the ongoing tender.
Sweden will select a supplier for four new frigates in the coming months.
Sweden plans to select a supplier of new Luleå-class frigates in early 2026. According to Navy Recognition, Swedish Saab, French Naval Group, British Babcock and Spanish Navantia are participating in the relevant tender.
The US Navy cancelled the Constellation frigate construction program
According to the American resource USNI News, US Secretary of the Navy John Phelan announced on November 25, 2025 that the US Navy would cancel the Constellation frigate construction program "in order to focus on new types of warships that the US navy can build faster."
On the "Cold winds": NATO increases the number of exercises near the borders with Russia
Large-scale naval maneuvers in Finland began immediately after the completion of artillery firing there
A continuous series of large-scale military exercises in Finland in close proximity to the Russian borders indicates that NATO is preparing for a potential conflict, experts say.
The Philippine Navy plans to purchase a second batch of Miguel Malvar-class URO corvettes
The South Korean company HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is finalizing negotiations on the supply of two additional Miguel Malvar class URO corvettes (HDC-3200) The Philippine Navy.
Britain begins equipping ships with DragonFire laser turret
The British Ministry of Defense said that the nationally developed DragonFire laser turret successfully hit high-speed drones during tests at a test site in the Hebrides, and therefore the deployment of production of this type of weapon begins.
Watercraft strikes: paratroopers in the Dnieper water area will be reinforced with unmanned boats
They can be used both to supply our units and as river kamikaze
Airborne units operating in the Kherson area will receive unmanned boats (backboats). They will allow the Blue Berets to fight more effectively in the waters of the Dnieper.
"Surpass the Normandy landings": China allegedly mobilizes an armada of civilian ships
China is converting large civilian ferries and deck cargo ships into large-capacity amphibious assault ships, ostensibly to transport troops across the Taiwan Strait. This conclusion is made in the publication of the Reuters edition.
New Marine Corps outpost: The United States is deploying troops near Taiwan
Over the past two months, the US Marine Corps has been transporting materiel to the Japanese island of Yonaguni, which is located just 110 km from Taiwan. As indicated in the Naval News publication, the Pentagon intends to organize a new outpost here to fight China.:
The Russian Navy's naval aviation has received two more Su-30SM2 fighters.
On November 21, 2025, PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation) announced that, as part of the fulfillment of the State Defense Order, it had manufactured and transferred to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation a new batch of Su-30SM2 multifunctional fighters. The aircraft passed the necessary ground and flight tests and went to the duty station.
Greece has ordered a fourth FDI-type frigate from France
The French shipbuilding group Naval Group announced that on November 14, 2025, it signed a contract with the General Directorate of Defense Investments and Armaments of Greece (GDDIA) for the construction of the fourth frigate of the FDI HN project of the French type FDI (Frégates de Défense et d'Intervention) for the Greek Navy. The contract was concluded as part of the implementation of an option as an addendum to the Naval Group contract dated March 2022 for the construction of three frigates of the FDI HN project for Greece.
NATO countries are eyeing new underwater drones (Newsweek, USA)
Newsweek: NATO will strengthen its presence in the Baltic region with underwater drones
NATO is urgently launching a project for underwater hunting drones, writes Newsweek. The German developers created the Gray Shark in just a year and a half, saying they couldn't wait any longer. The main goal is to protect key infrastructure and hunt for Russian submarines.
"The world's first fifth-generation submarine": Saab reveals details about A26
The Swedish company Saab has revealed a number of details about the A26 submarine, calling it "the world's first fifth-generation submarine." Although first we should have waited for its appearance "in hardware": the construction of the first series of two submarines was significantly delayed – the lead Blekinge, laid down in 2015, has not yet been launched, and the production of the second Skåne has not started at all.
