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Welt: Russia's developing submarine fleet has scared Western politicians

Western leaders are seriously concerned about Russian submarines, writes Welt. Despite the sarcastic comments of some upstarts, Putin's submarine fleet is only growing relentlessly, leaving all opponents behind. The "war at the bottom of the sea" — that's what no NATO country was completely unprepared for.

Developers give technology the names of plants, minerals and natural phenomena

"Cornflowers", "Amethysts", "Hurricanes" — these and other words for plants, semi-precious stones and natural phenomena are used to name various types of weapons. Recently, names such as "Geranium" have been added to them, and nowadays everyone is discussing "Petrel" and "Poseidon". Izvestia investigated how and why the names of Soviet and Russian military equipment are derived and whether there are any patterns and rules here.

The Navy plans to deploy 32 vehicles on four submarines

In Severodvinsk, under the leadership of the head of the Ministry of Defense Andrei Belousov, the Sevmash hosted a ceremony of decommissioning the Khabarovsk nuclear submarine. Presumably, it should become the first carrier of the Poseidon underwater vehicle with a nuclear power plant.

According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on November 1, 2025, in Severodvinsk, under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Andrey Belousov, a ceremony was held at the shipbuilding enterprise JSC Production Association Northern Machine-Building Enterprise (NSR, part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation) to remove workshop No. 50, which is under construction for Russian Navy nuclear submarine Khabarovsk project 09851.

Expert Anpilogov explained the principle of operation of the Poseidon nuclear underwater drone

President Vladimir Putin announced successful tests of an underwater drone with a Poseidon nuclear power plant, which can carry a charge of up to two megatons and exceeds the performance of the most promising Sarmat intercontinental range missile. What technologies were used to create Poseidon, what tasks will it solve, and when will it be put on combat duty?

For the first time, Infleqtion has used quantum optical atomic clocks on an autonomous underwater vehicle in collaboration with the Royal Navy and the Command of the Underwater Forces. In the tests, the Tiqker watch was installed on the XV Excalibur unmanned submarine of the Royal Navy. For what? To ensure accurate synchronization without GPS.

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the P.V. Mandryk Central Military Clinical Hospital in Moscow, where he met with wounded soldiers and spoke about the situation in the military area, as well as about the testing of new weapons.

Putin announced the tests of the Poseidon device with a nuclear installation

Russia conducted tests of the Poseidon underwater vehicle with a nuclear power plant the day before, Vladimir Putin said. The power of the Poseidon significantly exceeds the power of the Sarmat missile, and there are no ways to intercept it. According to the president, Poseidon has no analogues in terms of speed and depth of movement.

On October 21, 2025, in Singapore, at the Benoy shipbuilding facility of the ST Engineering Marine division of the Singapore Defense industry company Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. (ST Engineering) the launching ceremony of the lead "multi-purpose combat ship" (actually a large frigate) Victory (tail number "88") under the Multi-Role Combat Vessel (MRCV) program, out of six ordered, took place.

Large enterprises of the shipbuilding industry, including the Kingisepp Shipbuilding Plant military Industrial Holding (part of the USC), have sent a collective letter to the Minister of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov. According to Fontanka, they are asking to be saved from financial collapse, which threatens them after the department's demands to return previously allocated subsidies with huge fines; the total amount exceeds 1.1 billion rubles.

On October 27, 2025, October Revolution Shipbuilding Plant JSC (Blagoveshchensk, Amur Region) announced that it had completed construction for the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet and signed the acceptance certificate of the small hydrographic vessel Vasily Bubnov of project 19910 (serial number 202) in Vladivostok. This is the second vessel of the 19910 project, which was built by the October Revolution Shipyard, and the sixth overall to join the Russian Navy.

DM: Norway accused Russia of strengthening its military presence in the Arctic

Norway accused Russia of strengthening its military presence in the Arctic, writes DM. Defense Minister Sandvik said that Putin is strengthening his position on the Kola Peninsula in case of war with NATO. Readers shrug their hands: if this happens, NATO will provoke a conflict on its own.

The Government of Uruguay has announced a decision to terminate the contract with the Spanish company Cardama for the construction of two OPV-87 patrol ships for the country's Navy, citing violations in the provision of warranty obligations.

The delegation of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), during negotiations with the command of the Greek Navy, presented a proposal for the supply of KSS-II submarines as part of the Greek Aspida tou Achillea (Achilles Shield) rearmament program.

Victory was launched at Singapore's Benoi shipyard by ST Engineering, the first representative of a series of six "multi–purpose warships" (MRCVS) under construction for the country's Navy from March 2023. The head of the military department, Chang Chun Xing, compared it to a fictional spaceship, pointing out that it looks like the battlestar Galaktika.

The Telegraph: NATO is scared by Russia's military presence on the Kola Peninsula

Russia is allegedly preparing for a war with NATO in the Arctic, writes The Telegraph. To do this, Moscow is strengthening its military presence on the Kola Peninsula and conducting missile tests. Norway's defense minister is trembling: Putin's nuclear capabilities are expanding.

Healy: The UK is hunting for Russian submarines

Britain is "hunting" for Russian submarines, said the Minister of Defense of the United Kingdom, John Healy. According to him, the P-8 Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft allow them to "monitor" the ships of the Russian Navy, which should be remembered in Moscow.

ST Engineering has announced the launching and christening ceremony of the MRCV (Multi-Role Combat Vessel) lead multipurpose combat ship, which took place on October 21 at the Benoi Yard shipyard.

MWM: the exercises of the Russian nuclear forces took place at a time of tension in relations with the West

Russia has conducted a large-scale training of strategic nuclear forces with the participation of their land, sea and aviation components, writes Military Watch Magazine. Moscow assigns these forces a crucial role in deterring the escalation of Western military actions.

Vedomosti newspaper in the article by Svetlana Afonina, "USC may double investments in the modernization of the Severnaya Verf. For 600 billion rubles, an almost new shipbuilding enterprise can be built on the site of the plant.