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Work-In-Progress: CA-27
Check out this sneak peek of the Australian CA-27 jet fighter, which really is the Sabre at its best! Hey everyone! The Heavy Cavalry update has just released, yet we’re already working hard on content for the next majo…
Announcement3 changesGameplay - War Thunder
Get the Scimitar Mk.2 in the Scimitar Strike Event!
The history of the CVR(T) family of combat reconnaissance vehicles dates back to the 1960s. By tradition, they were given names starting with the letter “S”: Scorpion, Striker, Spartan, Samaritan, Sultan, and Samson. Th…
Event25 changesBalanceMaps - War Thunder
Update 2.57.1.29
Aircraft The ability to link weapons to aiming points via the tactical map by right clicking, along with a corresponding hint to the right of the map, has been added. After opening a context menu on the aiming point, al…
Patch notes9 changesFixMaps - War Thunder
The WTCS Challenger League Major II Winner is “Team Warning”!
Last weekend marked the conclusion of the WTCS Challenger League Major II, the second major event of the War Thunder Championships Series Challenger League. In the end, Team Warning secured first place and strengthened…
Event6 changesMaps - War Thunder
Decals and a Discount on the Vautour IIN for Bastille Day!
On July 14th 1789, the Bastille fortress-prison fell, becoming a pivotal event of the French Revolution. More than 90 years later, this date began to be celebrated as a national holiday. In the 20th century, a military…
Event2 changesGameplay - War Thunder
Update 2.57.1.22
Aircraft The point of interest and aiming points set by the player now persist after respawning. Su-30MK2 AMV (USSR), Su-30MKK (China), J-11A, MiG-29N (Japan) — the designations for the RVV-AE missiles on the HUD and MF…
Patch notes10 changesFixUI/audio - War Thunder
Screenshot Competition – Painted to Perform!
Welcome to the 232nd War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition! We enjoyed seeing all of your screenshot submissions last week! This is the week to get creative with decals, decorators, or fully customized skins. Whether…
Event5 changesStoreGameplay - War Thunder
Opening War Thunder’s Official Discord Server!
Today we are pleased to announce that we have opened the Official War Thunder Discord server! The War Thunder Discord server is the ideal place for you to get the most up to date game news, talk to other community membe…
Patch notes5 changesServer - War Thunder
Monthly Decals for July!
Hey everyone! We’re back with a new set of decals for you for July, we hope you’re staying cool! We have quite an eclectic mix this time around with a little bit of everything, personal markings, squadron markings, graf…
Event9 changesGameplayBalance - War Thunder
Update 2.57.1.12
Aircraft A bug where the calculated damage against bases was missing from the weapon description for air-to-ground missiles and bombs has been fixed. Ground Vehicles A bug with the ammunition replenishment order at capt…
Patch notes5 changesFixBalance - War Thunder
Infantry in War Thunder: Third Testing Phase!
Hey everyone! We’re preparing for the third phase of the CBT for War Thunder Infantry. Today, we’ll tell you about a new location, new mechanics for large-scale battles, changes based on your feedback, and dozens of gam…
Store19 changesFixGameplay - War Thunder
Fair Play: July 2026
We keep fighting cheaters using your reports and the anti-cheat systems, and as usual, today we’re sharing a bit of info on bans that we’ve distributed over the past month. If you’d like to help keep War Thunder free fr…
Security5 changesGameplayBalance - War Thunder
Update 2.57.1.7
Ground Vehicles AEC Mk II — a bug where the wrong wheels were damaged upon being hit has been fixed. M1A2 SEPv3, M1A2 — position of the mesh with the “TUSK” modification has been fixed. Leopard 1A5BE — the “rose” textur…
Patch notes14 changesFixGameplay - War Thunder
Scheduled Maintenance on July 7th
On July 7th starting from 07:00 GMT, the game servers may be temporarily unavailable due to the release of update 2.57.1.6. The new version is incompatible with the previous one, so you will need to update your client t…
Announcement1 changeServer - War Thunder
Screenshot Competition – Industrial Front!
Welcome to the 231st War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition! Thanks for submitting all of your screenshots from the latest major update last week! This week we return to a past theme - vehicles in urban environments.…
Event5 changesGameplay - War Thunder
Watch the Challenger League Major II and Earn Twitch Drops!
The Challenger League Major II is here, and the competition is about to reach its most exciting stage! After battling through the qualifiers, the best teams have earned their place in this major and are ready to showcas…
Event14 changesMapsBalance
