News of the fleet

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.

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.

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 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.

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."

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 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.

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.