News of the fleet

On Wednesday, January 14, the Finnish shipyard Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) laid the third multipurpose corvette of the Pohjanmaa class, designed for the Finnish Navy. According to Naval News, at the same time, metal cutting for the fourth ship of the series began at the enterprise.

On January 12, 2026, the German Federal Defense Procurement Agency Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw), through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), signed a contract with the American company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (part of General Atomics Corporation) for the purchase of four marine unmanned aircraft systems for the German Navy Each of which will include two large MQ-9B SeaGuardian unmanned aerial vehicles and a ground control station.

The American company Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has announced the expansion of its company in the British Portchester. As explained by representatives of HII, this is necessary to increase its presence in the UK and Europe, in order to ensure, among other things, support for platforms supplied to customers, including unmanned systems.

On Wednesday, January 14, Chinese state media revealed the technical specifications of promising strategic nuclear submarines of the Type-096 (Tan) class. According to Navy Recognition, if these data are correct, they indicate a significant strengthening of China's nuclear potential, which will reduce long-standing gaps in capabilities compared to the United States and Russia.

Valery Polovinkin: Russia is capable of resisting the drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Black Sea

What is still missing to effectively combat unmanned enemy boats that periodically try to "nightmare" Navy ships, civilian vessels and ports in the Black Sea; how are the new Poseidon nuclear drone and Sakharov's Tsar torpedo connected, does Russia need aircraft carriers and which fleet of the future are the leading maritime powers building - in an interview The scientific director of the Krylov State Scientific Center, Valery Polovinkin, told Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

In 2026, the Russian defense industry will present many new products. Among them are the Su—75 Checkmate fighter ready for flight testing, the Khabarovsk submarine, the lead standard carrier of uninhabited underwater vehicles with the Poseidon nuclear power plant, Sarmat missiles, and much more. How the new technology will enhance the country's defense capability is described in the Izvestia article.

19FortyFive: Russian Varshavyanka submarines can hit land targets

The Russian Varshavyanka submarines are distinguished by impressive stealth and have demonstrated impressive combat performance since the Cold War, writes 19FortyFive. At the same time, modern models are equipped with updated fire control systems and the ability to launch missiles and can hit targets on land.

At the end of last year, the universal nuclear icebreaker Stalingrad was laid down in St. Petersburg. The customer is FSUE Atomflot. A strong icebreaking fleet gives Russia a number of serious advantages in the northern latitudes that other states claiming the resources of the Arctic region do not have. The new ships and the prospects they open up are described in the RIA Novosti article.

The Indian Ministry of Defense is finalizing negotiations with the German company ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) on a construction project for the Indian Navy of six VNEU-equipped submarines under the Project 75I (P-75I) program.

At the end of 2025, North Korea showed a colossal achievement – an almost finished nuclear submarine with ballistic missiles. This is not just another North Korean warship, but a real technological breakthrough. And besides, it's a big military-political mystery. What is it about?

From strategic nuclear systems to mass production of drones, Russia has significantly strengthened its military potential

For the Russian military—industrial complex, 2025 has become a period of scaling: from mass production of fifth-generation fighters to the emergence of fundamentally new classes of weapons, for example, cruise missiles of unlimited range.

INVO Info is completing the publication of the report of the Turkish Navy Command on the transformations of the Turkish Navy for the period from 2023 to 2025, published in March 2025.

On January 9, 2026, the French shipbuilding group CMN (Constructions Mecaniques de Normandie) Group announced that the first of three small missile corvettes of the BR71 Mk II project, under construction for the Angolan Navy, was launched from its head office in Cherbourg. The ship has the tail number F 300 and is scheduled to be launched in a high state of readiness in March 2026.

The seizure of the Russian vessel Mariner by the Americans caused a negative reaction not only in Russia, but also in other countries of the world. Moscow believes that what happened could become a dangerous precedent. Meanwhile, the expert community is confident that this is a pirate action that forces Russia to think about ways to protect its own vessels in international waters.

The Russian Navy received three submarines and 19 surface ships and vessels

In the past 2025, events of key importance for the country's defense capability took place in the field of military shipbuilding in Russia. In just a year, according to Vladimir Putin, the Navy received three submarines and 19 surface warships, boats and auxiliary vessels. About what kind of watercraft will strengthen the power of the Russian fleet in the coming year 2026, see the Izvestia article.

CSM: Russia plans to build 14 more icebreakers by 2030

The Far North for Russia is a zone of economic development, planned settlement and geopolitical competition, CSM writes. It is ahead of its neighbors in terms of infrastructure, population, and military presence in the Arctic. Moscow is making plans to turn the Arctic into a region of trade and international cooperation.

On December 29, 2025, the U.S. Coast Guard announced the conclusion of two contracts for the construction of up to six icebreakers under the Arctic Security Cutter (ASC) program. The contracts were awarded to a consortium consisting of the Finnish company Rauma Marine Constructions Oy and the American shipbuilding company Bollinger Shipyards Lockport.

Russian ships have made more than 80 visits and business calls at ports of friendly countries

In 2025, ships and vessels of the Russian Navy made more than 80 voyages, visits and business calls at foreign ports. They covered most regions of the world. The most important events and maneuvers in which the Russian ships took part are described in the Izvestia article.

"Russia has demonstrated to the whole world a new word in military technology." In these words, experts describe the testing of two new types of spacecraft weapons in 2025 – the Burevestnik and Poseidon. What kind of systems are these and why have they alarmed our potential opponents so much?

WSJ: China's actions in the Arctic are alarming the US military command

The Arctic is becoming a new arena of global confrontation, writes the WSJ. Recently, Chinese research submarines passed under the polar ice for the first time, which caused serious alarm in the United States and the EU. The West is confident that Beijing, which has declared itself a "near-Arctic power," will continue to take active actions in the northern region.