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Discounts for P.O. Sukhoi’s Birthday!
Pavel Osipovich Sukhoi was born on July 22nd 1895. In the early 1910s, while a student in Gomel, he witnessed a flight by the famous aviator Sergei Utochkin; he loved it so much that he decided to dedicate his life to a…
Store2 changesMaps - War Thunder
Update 2.57.1.33
Aircraft The following new nuclear weaponry carriers have been added to Ground Battles with a session Battle Rating of 13.0 and higher. They carry not only the nuclear bomb itself, but a set of air-to-air missiles, 2 IR…
Patch notes10 changesFixGameplay - War Thunder
Battle Pass Season 24: “Do It Yourself” and Its Warbond Shop!
Crews often have to operate in the field. When there’s no fully equipped hangar with tools and specialists nearby, resourcefulness and ingenuity come into play! We’re dedicating Battle Pass Season 24 to the makeshift me…
Event17 changesStoreGameplay - War Thunder
Screenshot Competition – Live Fire!
Welcome to the 233rd War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition! Thanks for all of your awesome screenshots! This week we are back to capturing the action. Your screenshot can compose of any vehicle and perspective, but s…
Event5 changesGameplay - War Thunder
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
