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Here you will find a history of War Thunder's major content patches.
 
Here you will find a history of War Thunder's major content patches.
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=== Official Release ===
 
=== Official Release ===
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|title = [[Update "Firebirds"]]
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|img = File:Wallpaper_UpdateFirebirds.jpg
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|text = '''19 November 2024 - ''Current'''''
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* 38 new vehicles:
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* 7 regular aircraft
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* 2 premium aircraft
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* 1 gift/bundle aircraft
 +
* 1 squadron aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 14 regular tanks
 +
* 1 premium tank
 +
* 1 gift/bundle tank
 +
* 1 squadron tank
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 6 regular ships
 +
* 1 premium ship
 +
{{!}}
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* 1 regular helicopter
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* 1 gift/bundle helicopter
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* 1 squadron helicopter
 +
{{!}}}
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}}
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{{Family-card
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|title = [[Update "Dance of Dragons"]]
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|img = File:Wallpaper_UpdateDanceofDragons.jpg
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|text = '''10 September 2024 - 19 November 2024''' (active for 71 days)
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* 42 new vehicles (including French coastal fleet):
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:{{{!}}
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{{!}}
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* 8 regular aircraft
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* 1 premium aircraft
 +
* 2 gift/bundle aircraft
 +
* 1 squadron aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 6 regular tanks
 +
* 1 premium tank
 +
* 1 gift/bundle tank
 +
* 2 squadron tanks
 +
{{!}}
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* 19 regular ships
 +
* 1 premium ship
 +
{{!}}
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{{!}}}
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*Introduced French coastal fleet
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*Customizable tank gun reticles
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}}
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{{Family-card
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|title = [[Update "Seek & Destroy"]]
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|img = File:Wallpaper_UpdateSeek&Destroy.jpg
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|text = '''19 June 2024 - 10 September 2024''' (active for 84 days)
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* 41 new vehicles (including BeNeLux aircraft):
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:{{{!}}
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{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
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{{!}}
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* 20 regular aircraft
 +
* 1 premium aircraft
 +
* 1 gift/bundle aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 7 regular tanks
 +
* 1 premium tank
 +
* 2 gift/bundle tanks
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 7 regular ships
 +
* 1 premium ship
 +
* 1 gift/bundle ship
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}}
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*Introduced BeNeLux aircraft
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*Introduced first French coastal vessel
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*ARH missiles for all nations
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}}
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{{Family-card
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|title = [[Update "Alpha Strike"]]
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|img = File:Wallpaper_UpdateAlphaStrike.jpg
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|text = '''13 March 2024 - 19 June 2024''' (active for 99 days)
 +
* 40 new vehicles (including Hungarian aircraft):
 +
:{{{!}}
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{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
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{{!}}
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* 17 regular aircraft
 +
* 1 gift/bundle aircraft
 +
* 1 squadron aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 6 regular tanks
 +
* 1 premium tank
 +
* 4 gift/bundle tanks
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 5 regular ships
 +
* 1 premium ship
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 4 regular helicopters
 +
{{!}}}
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*Introduced Hungarian aircraft
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*Battle replay "sensor vision rendering" mode
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*Customisable aircraft fuel sliders
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}}
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{{Family-card
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|title = [[Update "Air Superiority"]]
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|img = File:Wallpaper_UpdateAirSuperiority.jpg
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|text = '''14 December 2023 - 13 March 2024''' (active for 91 days)
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* 30 new vehicles:
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:{{{!}}
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{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
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{{!}}
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* 9 regular aircraft
 +
* 1 gift/bundle aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 10 regular tanks
 +
* 2 premium tanks
 +
* 1 gift/bundle tank
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 5 regular ships
 +
* 2 premium ships
 +
{{!}}
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{{!}}}
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*Introduced rank VIII ground vehicles
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*Rework of all fire effects
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}}
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{{Family-card
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|title = [[Update "Kings of Battle"]]
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|img = File:Wallpaper_UpdateKingsofBattle.jpg
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|text = '''31 October 2023 - 14 December 2023''' (active for 45 days)
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* 28 new vehicles:
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:{{{!}}
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{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
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{{!}}
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* 3 regular aircraft
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{{!}}
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* 14 regular tanks
 +
* 1 premium tank
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 4 regular ships
 +
* 2 gift/bundle ships
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 4 regular helicopters
 +
{{!}}}
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}}
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{{Family-card
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|title = [[Update "Sons of Attila"]]
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|img = File:Wallpaper_UpdateSonsofAttila.jpg
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|text = '''19 September 2023 - 31 October 2023''' (active for 43 days)
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* 49 new vehicles (including Hungarian vehicles):
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:{{{!}}
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{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
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{{!}}
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* 9 regular aircraft
 +
* 1 premium aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 20 regular tanks
 +
* 2 premium tanks
 +
* 1 gift/bundle tank
 +
* 1 squadron tank
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 5 regular ships
 +
* 1 premium ship
 +
* 2 gift/bundle ships
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 6 regular helicopters
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* 1 premium helicopter
 +
{{!}}}
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* Introduced the Hungarian branch to the Italian tree
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* Major economy and progression changes
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}}
 
{{Family-card
 
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|title = [[Update "La Royale"]]
 
|title = [[Update "La Royale"]]
 
|img = File:Wallpaper_UpdateLaRoyale.jpg
 
|img = File:Wallpaper_UpdateLaRoyale.jpg
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|text = '''14 June 2023 - ''Current'''''
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|text = '''14 June 2023 - 19 September 2023''' (active for 98 days)
 
* 47 new vehicles (including French fleet):
 
* 47 new vehicles (including French fleet):
 
:{{{!}}
 
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|text = '''29 October 2019 - 17 December 2019''' (active for 50 days)
 
|text = '''29 October 2019 - 17 December 2019''' (active for 50 days)
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* 29 new vehicles:
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* 27 new vehicles:
 
:{{{!}}
 
:{{{!}}
 
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* 3 gift/bundle aircraft
 
* 3 gift/bundle aircraft
 
{{!}}
 
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* 9 regular tanks
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* 7 regular tanks
 
* 1 premium tank
 
* 1 premium tank
 
{{!}}
 
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|text = '''29 September 2016 - 20 December 2016''' (active for 82 days)
 
|text = '''29 September 2016 - 20 December 2016''' (active for 82 days)
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* 22 new vehicles:
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* 21 new vehicles:
 
:{{{!}}
 
:{{{!}}
 
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{{!}}
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* 6 regular aircraft
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* 5 regular aircraft
 
* 2 premium aircraft
 
* 2 premium aircraft
 
* 1 gift/bundle aircraft
 
* 1 gift/bundle aircraft
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|text = '''24 February 2015 - 30 April 2015''' (active for 65 days)
 
|text = '''24 February 2015 - 30 April 2015''' (active for 65 days)
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* 16 new vehicles:
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* 15 new vehicles:
 
:{{{!}}
 
:{{{!}}
 
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{{!}}
 
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* 7 regular aircraft
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* 6 regular aircraft
 
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* 7 regular tanks
 
* 7 regular tanks
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|text = '''19 March 2013 - 11 June 2013''' (active for 84 days)
 
|text = '''19 March 2013 - 11 June 2013''' (active for 84 days)
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* 15 new vehicles:
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* 14 new vehicles:
 
:{{{!}}
 
:{{{!}}
 
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* 15 regular aircraft
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* 14 regular aircraft
 
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* Improved the damage model of all aircraft
 
* Improved the damage model of all aircraft

Latest revision as of 09:23, 20 November 2024

Updates are major content patches and changes that are applied to War Thunder regularly throughout the year. These include new aircraft, ground vehicles, ships, maps, game modes, features, graphical enhancements, flight and damage model upgrades, decal and skin additions, and, of course, bug fixes.

Here you will find a history of War Thunder's major content patches.

Official Release

Update "Firebirds"
Wallpaper UpdateFirebirds.jpg

19 November 2024 - Current

  • 38 new vehicles:
  • 7 regular aircraft
  • 2 premium aircraft
  • 1 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 1 squadron aircraft
  • 14 regular tanks
  • 1 premium tank
  • 1 gift/bundle tank
  • 1 squadron tank
  • 6 regular ships
  • 1 premium ship
  • 1 regular helicopter
  • 1 gift/bundle helicopter
  • 1 squadron helicopter
Update "Dance of Dragons"
Wallpaper UpdateDanceofDragons.jpg

10 September 2024 - 19 November 2024 (active for 71 days)

  • 42 new vehicles (including French coastal fleet):
  • 8 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 2 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 1 squadron aircraft
  • 6 regular tanks
  • 1 premium tank
  • 1 gift/bundle tank
  • 2 squadron tanks
  • 19 regular ships
  • 1 premium ship
  • Introduced French coastal fleet
  • Customizable tank gun reticles
Update "Seek & Destroy"
Wallpaper UpdateSeek&Destroy.jpg

19 June 2024 - 10 September 2024 (active for 84 days)

  • 41 new vehicles (including BeNeLux aircraft):
  • 20 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 1 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 7 regular tanks
  • 1 premium tank
  • 2 gift/bundle tanks
  • 7 regular ships
  • 1 premium ship
  • 1 gift/bundle ship
  • Introduced BeNeLux aircraft
  • Introduced first French coastal vessel
  • ARH missiles for all nations
Update "Alpha Strike"
Wallpaper UpdateAlphaStrike.jpg

13 March 2024 - 19 June 2024 (active for 99 days)

  • 40 new vehicles (including Hungarian aircraft):
  • 17 regular aircraft
  • 1 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 1 squadron aircraft
  • 6 regular tanks
  • 1 premium tank
  • 4 gift/bundle tanks
  • 5 regular ships
  • 1 premium ship
  • 4 regular helicopters
  • Introduced Hungarian aircraft
  • Battle replay "sensor vision rendering" mode
  • Customisable aircraft fuel sliders
Update "Air Superiority"
Wallpaper UpdateAirSuperiority.jpg

14 December 2023 - 13 March 2024 (active for 91 days)

  • 30 new vehicles:
  • 9 regular aircraft
  • 1 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 10 regular tanks
  • 2 premium tanks
  • 1 gift/bundle tank
  • 5 regular ships
  • 2 premium ships
  • Introduced rank VIII ground vehicles
  • Rework of all fire effects
Update "Kings of Battle"
Wallpaper UpdateKingsofBattle.jpg

31 October 2023 - 14 December 2023 (active for 45 days)

  • 28 new vehicles:
  • 3 regular aircraft
  • 14 regular tanks
  • 1 premium tank
  • 4 regular ships
  • 2 gift/bundle ships
  • 4 regular helicopters
Update "Sons of Attila"
Wallpaper UpdateSonsofAttila.jpg

19 September 2023 - 31 October 2023 (active for 43 days)

  • 49 new vehicles (including Hungarian vehicles):
  • 9 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 20 regular tanks
  • 2 premium tanks
  • 1 gift/bundle tank
  • 1 squadron tank
  • 5 regular ships
  • 1 premium ship
  • 2 gift/bundle ships
  • 6 regular helicopters
  • 1 premium helicopter
  • Introduced the Hungarian branch to the Italian tree
  • Major economy and progression changes
Update "La Royale"
Wallpaper UpdateLaRoyale.jpg

14 June 2023 - 19 September 2023 (active for 98 days)

  • 47 new vehicles (including French fleet):
  • 9 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 1 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 13 regular tanks
  • 3 premium tanks
  • 1 gift/bundle tank
  • 1 squadron tank
  • 17 regular ships
  • 1 premium ship
  • Introduced the French fleet
  • New missile flight physics
Update "Sky Guardians"
Wallpaper UpdateSkyGuardians.jpg

7 March 2023 - 14 June 2023 (active for 100 days)

  • 36 new vehicles:
  • 7 regular aircraft
  • 2 premium aircraft
  • 1 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 1 squadron aircraft
  • 13 regular tanks
  • 1 gift/bundle tank
  • 5 regular ships
  • 2 premium ships
  • 3 gift/bundle ships
  • 1 regular helicopter
  • Introduced the first French ships
  • Improved visual effects for aviation
Update "Apex Predators"
Wallpaper UpdateApexPredators.jpg

20 December 2022 - 7 March 2023 (active for 78 days)

  • 42 new vehicles:
  • 11 regular aircraft
  • 10 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 1 squadron aircraft
  • 10 regular tanks
  • 1 premium tank
  • 1 gift/bundle tank
  • 5 regular ships
  • 3 premium ships
  • Introduced rank VIII aircraft
Update "Fire and Ice"
Wallpaper UpdateFireandIce.jpg

26 October 2022 - 20 December 2022 (active for 56 days)

  • 51 new vehicles:
  • 10 regular aircraft
  • 2 premium aircraft
  • 1 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 24 regular tanks
  • 2 premium tanks
  • 1 squadron tank
  • 8 regular ships
  • 2 premium ships
  • 1 gift/bundle helicopter
  • Introduced Finnish subtrees in the Swedish tech tree
Update "Drone Age"
Wallpaper UpdateDroneAge.jpg

14 September 2022 - 26 October 2022 (active for 42 days)

  • 42 new vehicles:
  • 6 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 1 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 14 regular tanks
  • 1 premium tank
  • 1 gift/bundle tank
  • 8 regular ships
  • 2 premium ships
  • 6 regular helicopters
  • 2 gift/bundle helicopters
  • Introduced scout and attack UAVs
  • Introduced the Chinese helicopter tree
  • Introduced aircraft engine fire extinguishers
Update "Danger Zone"
Wallpaper UpdateDangerZone.jpg

15 June 2022 - 14 September 2022 (active for 92 days)

  • 42 new vehicles:
  • 5 regular aircraft
  • 4 premium aircraft
  • 2 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 10 regular tanks
  • 3 premium tanks
  • 2 gift/bundle tanks
  • 1 squadron tank
  • 6 regular ships
  • 2 premium ships
  • 6 regular helicopters
  • 1 gift/bundle helicopter
  • Introduced the Israeli helicopter tree
  • Introduced the first Chinese helicopter
  • Introduced incendiary ordnance
  • Implemented battle replay rewind system
Update "Wind of Change"
Wallpaper UpdateWindofChange.jpg

24 March 2022 - 15 June 2022 (active for 84 days)

  • 54 new vehicles (including Israeli ground vehicles):
  • 8 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 1 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 27 regular tanks
  • 1 premium tank
  • 2 gift/bundle tanks
  • 6 regular ships
  • 1 squadron ship
  • 5 regular helicopters
  • 2 premium helicopters
  • Introduced the Israeli ground tree and the first Israeli helicopter
  • Introduced the Swedish helicopter tree
  • Added new ultra high quality textures and graphical effects
Update "Winged Lions"
Wallpaper UpdateWingedLions.jpg

14 December 2021 - 24 March 2022 (active for 101 days)

  • 46 new vehicles (including Israeli aircraft):
  • 27 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 1 squadron aircraft
  • 11 regular tanks
  • 6 regular ships
  • Introduced the Israeli aircraft tree and the first Israeli ground vehicles
  • Added ship-launched reconnaissance aircraft
  • Added new wind-affected visual effects
Update "Ground Breaking"
Wallpaper UpdateGroundBreaking.jpg

28 October 2021 - 14 December 2021 (active for 47 days)

  • 27 new vehicles:
  • 6 regular aircraft
  • 2 premium aircraft
  • 2 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 11 regular tanks
  • 5 regular ships
  • 1 regular helicopter
  • Introduced deformable terrain
  • Added Israeli aircraft to the game
Update "Direct Hit"
Wallpaper UpdateDirectHit.jpg

7 September 2021 - 28 October 2021 (active for 51 days)

  • 38 new vehicles:
  • 8 regular aircraft
  • 3 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 11 regular tanks
  • 11 regular ships
  • 4 premium ships
  • 1 squadron helicopter
  • Introduced guided bombs
  • Introduced ship fire control mechanics
Update "Red Skies"
Wallpaper UpdateRedSkies.jpg

2 June 2021 - 7 September 2021 (active for 98 days)

  • 29 new vehicles:
  • 7 regular aircraft
  • 3 premium aircraft
  • 2 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 9 regular tanks
  • 2 premium tanks
  • 5 regular ships
  • 1 premium ship
  • Introduced Rank VII aircraft
  • Introduced commander's sights for ground vehicles
Update "Ixwa Strike"
Wallpaper UpdateIxwaStrike.jpg

10 March 2021 - 2 June 2021 (active for 85 days)

  • 39 new vehicles:
  • 7 regular aircraft
  • 3 premium aircraft
  • 22 regular tanks
  • 1 premium tank
  • 1 squadron tank
  • 4 regular ships
  • 1 premium ship
  • Introduced South African branch of British ground tree
  • Introduced variable wing-sweep mechanics
  • Added Head-Up Displays to some aircraft which historically had them.
Update "Hot Tracks"
Wallpaper UpdateHotTracks.jpg

18 December 2020 - 10 March 2021 (active for 82 days)

  • 27 new vehicles:
  • 9 regular aircraft
  • 3 premium aircraft
  • 7 regular tanks
  • 4 regular ships
  • 1 premium ship
  • 3 regular helicopters
  • Introduced Italian helicopter tree
  • Further improvements to Dagor 6.0 engine, including:
  • Physically accurate vehicle tracks
  • New ground and naval vehicle gunfire effects
Update "New Power"
Wallpaper UpdateNewPower.jpg

17 November 2020 - 18 December 2020 (active for 31 days)

  • 48 new vehicles:
  • 10 regular aircraft
  • 3 premium aircraft
  • 2 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 12 regular tanks
  • 1 premium tank
  • 1 gift/bundle tank
  • 10 regular ships
  • 9 premium ships
  • Upgraded game to Dagor Engine 6.0 massively overhauling graphics
  • Introduced the first battleships to the game
  • Introduced V/STOL aircraft
  • Added modern AI aircraft carriers
Update "Raining Fire"
Wallpaper UpdateRainingFire.jpg

2 September 2020 - 17 November 2020 (active for 76 days)

  • 28 new vehicles:
  • 8 regular aircraft
  • 4 premium aircraft
  • 1 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 6 regular tanks
  • 1 gift/bundle tank
  • 7 regular ships
  • 1 premium ship
  • Introduced volumetric shells
  • Introduced Semi-Active Radar Homing (SARH) missiles
Update "Starfighters"
Wallpaper UpdateStarfighters.jpg

26 May 2020 - 2 September 2020 (active for 99 days)

  • 71 new vehicles (including Italian ships):
  • 17 regular aircraft
  • 6 premium aircraft
  • 16 regular tanks
  • 2 premium tanks
  • 1 gift/bundle tank
  • 22 regular ships
  • 1 premium ship
  • 2 gift/bundle ships
  • 4 regular helicopters
  • Added Italian naval tree to the game
  • Made Swedish tanks available to all players
Update 1.97 "Viking Fury"
Wallpaper Update1.97.jpg

16 March 2020 - 26 May 2020 (active for 71 days)

  • 69 new vehicles (including Swedish tanks):
  • 7 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 44 regular tanks
  • 2 premium tanks
  • 7 regular ships
  • 2 premium ships
  • 5 regular helicopters
  • 1 premium helicopter
  • Added Swedish ground vehicle tree to the game
  • Introduced onboard aviation systems
  • Made Swedish aircraft available to all players
Update 1.95 "Northern Wind"
Wallpaper Update1.95.jpg

17 December 2019 - 16 March 2020 (active for 90 days)

  • 47 new vehicles (including Swedish aircraft):
  • 28 regular aircraft
  • 7 regular tanks
  • 2 premium tanks
  • 9 regular ships
  • 1 premium ship
  • Added Swedish aircraft tree to the game
  • Added Swedish tanks to the game
  • Introduced Ray Traced Global Illumination and HDR support
Update 1.93 "Shark Attack"
Wallpaper Update1.93.jpg

29 October 2019 - 17 December 2019 (active for 50 days)

  • 27 new vehicles:
  • 4 regular aircraft
  • 3 premium aircraft
  • 3 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 7 regular tanks
  • 1 premium tank
  • 4 regular ships
  • 2 premium ships
  • 1 regular helicopter
  • 2 gift/bundle helicopters
  • Added Rank V ships to the game
  • Added Italian helicopters to the game
  • Added Swedish aircraft to the game
Update 1.91 "Night Vision"
Wallpaper Update1.91.jpg

11 September 2019 - 29 October 2019 (active for 49 days)

  • 120 new vehicles (including Chinese vehicles):
  • 50 regular aircraft
  • 3 premium aircraft
  • 3 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 41 regular tanks
  • 2 premium tanks
  • 2 gift/bundle tanks
  • 6 regular ships
  • 5 premium ships
  • 5 regular helicopters
  • 1 premium helicopter
  • 2 gift/bundle helicopters
  • Added Chinese aircraft and ground vehicles to the game (in CBT)
  • Added British Helicopters to the game
  • Introduced night vision and thermal imaging devices
  • Introduced the map rotation filter
  • Updated sound engine to Fmod Studio 1.10
  • Introduced first Mach 2 capable aircraft to the game
Update 1.89 "Imperial Navy"
Wallpaper Update1.89.jpg

29 May 2019 - 11 September 2019 (active for 106 days)

  • 45 new vehicles (including Japanese ships):
  • 7 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 8 regular tanks
  • 2 gift/bundle tanks
  • 24 regular ships
  • 2 gift/bundle ships
  • 1 gift/bundle helicopter
  • Added Japanese ships to the game
  • Improved realism of radar systems
Update 1.87 "Locked On"
Wallpaper Update1.87.jpg

12 March 2019 - 29 May 2019 (active for 79 days)

  • 25 new vehicles:
  • 7 regular aircraft
  • 4 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 6 regular tanks
  • 1 gift/bundle tanks
  • 7 regular ships
  • Added French helicopters to the game
  • Added Rank 7 tanks
  • Added Rank 6 jets to all nations (that didn't have one prior)
  • Added ground and air radar systems
Update 1.85 "Supersonic"
Wallpaper Update1.85.jpg

17 December 2018 - 12 March 2019 (active for 85 days)

  • 63 new vehicles (including Italian tanks):
  • 9 regular aircraft
  • 3 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 40 regular tanks
  • 4 gift/bundle tanks
  • 6 regular ships
  • 1 premium ship
  • Added Italian tank tree to the game (in CBT)
  • Added Rank 6 jets (supersonic and with guided missiles) to the game
  • Made British ships available to all players
Update 1.83 "Masters of the Sea"
Wallpaper Update1.83.jpg

23 October 2018 - 17 December 2018 (active for 55 days)

  • 115 new vehicles (including Ships, British Ships, and German Helicopters):
  • 1 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 2 regular tanks
  • 1 premium tank
  • 87 regular ships
  • 7 premium ships
  • 10 gift/bundle ships
  • 5 regular helicopters
  • 1 gift/bundle helicopters
  • Added German Helicopters
  • Made USSR and American helicopters available to all players
  • Made American, German and USSR ships available to all players
  • Added British ships to CBT
Update 1.81 "The Valkyries"
Wallpaper Update1.81.jpg

19 September 2018 - 23 October 2018 (active for 34 days)

  • 25 new vehicles:
  • 2 regular aircraft
  • 8 regular tanks
  • 1 premium tank
  • 2 gift/bundle tanks
  • 10 regular helicopters
  • 2 gift/bundle helicopters
  • Added USSR and American helicopters to the game (in CBT)
Update 1.79 "Project X"
Wallpaper Update1.79.jpg

12 June 2018 - 19 September 2018 (active for 99 days)

  • 24 new vehicles (not counting ships):
  • 10 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 2 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 9 regular tanks
  • 2 gift/bundle tanks
  • Move game to Dagor Engine 5.0
  • Added Naval Vehicles to CBT
Update 1.77 "Advancing Storm"
Wallpaper Update1.77.jpg

14 March 2018 - 12 June 2018 (active for 90 days)

  • 19 new vehicles:
  • 9 regular aircraft
  • 2 premium aircraft
  • 1 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 5 regular tanks
  • 2 gift/bundle tanks
  • Move game to Dagor Engine 5.0
  • Added ships to CBT
Update 1.75 "La Résistance"
Wallpaper Update1.75.jpg

19 December 2017 - 14 March 2018 (active for 85 days)

  • 51 new vehicles (including French tanks):
  • 15 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 32 regular tanks
  • 3 gift/bundle tanks
Update 1.73 "Vive la France"
Wallpaper Update1.73.jpg

1 November 2017 - 19 December 2017 (active for 49 days)

  • 39 new vehicles (including French aircraft):
  • 32 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 2 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 2 regular tanks
  • 2 gift/bundle tanks
  • Added the French aircraft tree to the game
  • Added first Italian premium tanks to the game
  • Added ability to make custom tank sights
Update 1.71 "New E.R.A."
Wallpaper Update1.71.jpg

18 September 2017 - 1 November 2017 (active for 44 days)

  • 28 new vehicles:
  • 10 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 1 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 12 regular tanks
  • 1 premium tank
  • 3 gift/bundle tanks
  • Added Rank 6 ground vehicles
  • Added new armour types such as composite and explosive-reactive
Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica"
Wallpaper Update1.69.jpg

25 May 2017 - 18 September 2017 (active for 116 days)

  • 47 new vehicles (including Italian aircraft):
  • 33 regular aircraft
  • 5 premium aircraft
  • 9 regular tanks
  • Introduced Italian aircraft
  • Added Smoke grenades & smokescreen launchers to the game
Update 1.67 "Assault"
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16 March 2017 - 25 May 2017 (active for 70 days)

  • 19 new vehicles:
  • 6 regular aircraft
  • 9 regular tanks
  • 4 premium tanks
  • Introduced Gun Stabilizers
  • Introduced aircraft engine exhaust flame effect
  • Added Co-op PvE mode called "Assault"
Update 1.65 "Way of the Samurai"
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20 December 2016 - 16 March 2017 (active for 86 days)

  • 49 new vehicles (including Japanese tanks):
  • 11 regular aircraft
  • 3 premium aircraft
  • 32 regular tanks
  • 1 premium tanks
  • 2 gift/bundle tanks
  • Official release of War Thunder
  • Added Japanese tanks to the game
  • Added low-detail "scaled" cockpits for all aircraft which did not have a cockpit

Open Beta

Update 1.63 "Desert Hunters"
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29 September 2016 - 20 December 2016 (active for 82 days)

  • 21 new vehicles:
  • 5 regular aircraft
  • 2 premium aircraft
  • 1 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 10 regular tanks
  • 3 premium tanks
  • Added High-resolution Texture Streaming (reducing loading times)
  • Added Greece (air AB) and Sinai maps
Update 1.61 "Road to Glory"
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3 August 2016 - 29 September 2016 (active for 54 days)

  • 10 new vehicles:
  • 2 regular aircraft
  • 2 special aircraft
  • 2 regular tanks
  • 2 premium tanks
  • 2 special tanks
  • Added crew replenishment mechanic to ground battles
Update 1.59 "Flaming Arrows"
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9 June 2016 - 3 August 2016 (active for 55 days)

  • 24 new vehicles:
  • 7 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 1 special aircraft
  • 10 regular tanks
  • 3 premium tanks
  • 2 gift/bundle tanks
  • Added the first ATGM armed vehicles to the game
  • Added new hangar
Update 1.57 "Battle March"
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15 March 2016 - 9 June 2016 (active for 86 days)

  • 22 new vehicles:
  • 9 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 1 special aircraft
  • 10 regular tanks
  • 1 premium tank
Update 1.55 "Royal Armour"
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15 December 2015 - 15 March 2016 (active for 91 days)

  • 42 new vehicles (including British CBT tanks):
  • 8 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 30 regular tanks
  • 3 premium tanks
  • Added the British tank tree to the game in CBT
  • Added two tank maps set in North Africa Campaign
Update 1.53 "Firestorm"
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5 November 2015 - 15 December 2015 (active for 40 days)

  • 26 new vehicles:
  • 11 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 2 special aircraft
  • 4 regular tanks
  • 3 premium tanks
  • 4 gift/bundle tanks
  • 1 special tank
  • Moved the game to the Dagor Engine 4.0
  • Added first British premium tanks
Update 1.51 "Cold Steel"
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30 June 2015 - 5 November 2015 (active for 128 days)

  • 20 new vehicles:
  • 9 regular aircraft
  • 2 premium aircraft
  • 5 regular tanks
  • 4 premium tanks
  • Added first winter tank map (Finland)
  • Added the Enduring Confrontation game mode
Update 1.49 "Weapons of Victory"
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30 April 2015 - 30 June 2015 (active for 61 days)

  • 39 new vehicles:
  • 15 regular aircraft
  • 6 premium aircraft
  • 10 regular tanks
  • 8 premium tanks
  • Added American tank Destroyer and British Fleet Air Arm lines
  • Added 2 historically accurate and 1 semi-accurate tank maps
Update 1.47 "Big Guns"
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24 February 2015 - 30 April 2015 (active for 65 days)

  • 15 new vehicles:
  • 6 regular aircraft
  • 7 regular tanks
  • 2 premium tanks
  • Made the American tank tree available to all players
  • Removed the daily X2 multiplier, replacing it with boosters
Update 1.45 "Steel Generals"
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16 December 2014 - 24 February 2015 (active for 70 days)

  • 20 new vehicles (not counting CBT tanks of USA):
  • 5 regular aircraft
  • 1 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 9 regular tanks
  • 4 premium tanks
  • 2 gift/bundle tanks
Update 1.43
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9 October 2014 - 16 December 2014 (active for 68 days)

  • 43 new vehicles:
  • 18 regular aircraft
  • 7 premium aircraft
  • 1 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 11 regular tanks
  • 5 premium tanks
  • 1 gift/bundle tank
  • Added first urban tank map (Poland) and multi-turreted tank (T-35)
Update 1.41
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15 May 2014 - 9 October 2014 (active for 147 days)

  • 86 new vehicles:
  • 6 regular aircraft
  • 4 premium aircraft
  • 68 regular tanks
  • 4 premium tanks
  • 4 gift/bundle tanks
  • Ground forces units released into Open Beta Test (OBT) for all players
Update 1.39
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15 April 2014 - 15 May 2014 (active for 30 days)

  • 20 new vehicles:
  • 17 regular aircraft
  • 2 premium aircraft
  • 1 special aircraft (La-174)
Update 1.37
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18 December 2013 - 15 April 2014 (active for 118 days)

  • 22 new vehicles:
  • 20 regular aircraft
  • 2 premium aircraft
  • Completely reworked progression system (old 20 tier system replaced with 5 ranks)
  • Added Custom Battles
  • Reworked over 70 flight models
Update 1.35
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26 September 2013 - 18 December 2013 (active for 83 days)

  • 16 new vehicles:
  • 13 regular aircraft
  • 3 premium aircraft
  • Added events mode
  • Reworked a large number of aircraft and cockpit models
  • Added first "bomber" cockpits (Pe-2 and Pe-3)
Update 1.33
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7 August 2013 - 26 September 2013 (active for 50 days)

  • 11 new vehicles:
  • 10 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
Update 1.31
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11 June 2013 - 7 August 2013 (active for 57 days)

  • 20 new vehicles:
  • 13 regular aircraft
  • 7 premium aircraft
  • Added award of a Rank 1 premium after your first battle
  • Added Squadrons
  • Added Tutorials
  • Added invite friends feature
  • Added Facebook and Twitch Support
Update 1.29
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19 March 2013 - 11 June 2013 (active for 84 days)

  • 14 new vehicles:
  • 14 regular aircraft
  • Improved the damage model of all aircraft
  • Redesigned hangar interface
  • Added ability to select ammo belts for fighters
  • Re-balanced game economy
Update 1.27
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30 January 2013 - 19 March 2013 (active for 48 days)

  • First Update of the Open Beta Test (OBT)
  • Added ability to control critically damaged aircraft
  • [Ground Strike] Fjords and [Domination] Asia maps

Closed Beta*

Update 1.25

21 December 2012 - 30 January 2013 (active for 40 days)

  • Bug fixes
  • Game improvements
Update 1.17

9 November 2012 - Unknown (Before 21 December 2012)

  • Bug fixes
  • Game improvements and additions
Closed Beta Begins

30 March 2012

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