Category:Updates

Updates are major content patches and changes that are applied to War Thunder regularly throughout the year. These include new Aircraft, Ground Vehicles, Maps, Game mods, 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 Thunders major content patches.

Major Updates
Update	Date Released	Date Superseded	Key Additions / Information
Official Release
Current
Update "New Power"	17 November 2020	Current	Added 48 new vehicles: 10 Regular Aircraft 5 Premium Aircraft 12 Regular Tanks 1 Premium Tank 1 Gift/Bundle Tank 10 Regular Ships 9 Premium Ships Dagor Engine 6.0 Battleships V/STOL aircraft
Past updates
Update "Raining Fire"	2 September 2020	17 November 2020 Active for 76 days (2 months, 15 days)	Added 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"	26 May 2020	2 September 2020 Active for 99 days (3 months, 7 days)	Added 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"	16 March 2020	26 May 2020 Active for 71 days (2 months, 10 days)	Added 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"	17 December 2019	16 March 2020 Active for 90 days (2 months, 28 days)	Added 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"	29 October 2019	17 December 2019 Active for 50 days (1 months, 18 days)	Added 29 new vehicles: 4 Regular Aircraft 3 Premium Aircraft 3 Gift/Bundle Aircraft 9 Regular Tanks 1 Premium Tank 4 Regular Ships 2 Premium Ships 1 Regular Helicopter 2 Gift/Bundle Helicopter Added Rank V ships to the game Added Italian helicopters to the game Added Swedish aircraft to the game
Update 1.91 "Night Vision"	11 September 2019	29 October 2019 Active for 49 days (1 months, 18 days)	Added 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 Helicopter 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"	29 May 2019	11 September 2019 Active for 106 days (3 months, 13 days)	Added 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"	12 March 2019	29 May 2019 Active for 79 days (2 months, 18 days)	Added 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"	17 December 2018	12 March 2019 Active for 85 days (2 months, 23 days)	Added 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"	23 October 2018	17 December 2018 Active for 55 days (1 month, 24 days)	Added 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"	19 September 2018	23 October 2018 Active for 34 days (1 month, 4 days)	Added 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"	12 June 2018	19 September 2018 Active for 99 days (3 months, 7 days)	Added 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"	14 March 2018	12 June 2018 Active for 90 days (2 months, 29 days)	Added 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"	19 December 2017	14 March 2018 Active for 85 days (2 months, 23 days)	Added 51 new vehicles (including French Tanks): 15 Regular Aircraft 1 Premium Aircraft 32 Regular Tanks 3 Gift / Bundle Tanks Added the French Tank tree to the game Added scouting mechanics Added Maginot Line and Middle East maps
Update 1.73 "Vive la France"	01 November 2017	19 December 2017 Active for 49 days (1 month, 18 days)	Added 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."	18 September 2017	01 November 2017 Active for 44 days (1 month, 14 days)	Added 28 new vehicles: 10 Regular Aircraft 1 Premium Aircraft 1 Gift / Bundle Aircraft 12 Regular Tanks 1 Premium Tank 3 Gift / Bundle Tank Added Rank 6 Ground Vehicles Added new armour types such as composite and explosive-reactive
Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica"	25 May 2017	18 September 2017 Active for 116 days (3 months, 24 days)	Added 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"	16 March 2017	25 May 2017 Active for 70 days (2 months, 9 days)	Added 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"	20 December 2016	18 March 2017 Active for 88 days (2 months, 26 days)	Added 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"	29 September 2016	20 December 2016 Active for 82 days (2 months, 21 days)	Added 22 new vehicles: 6 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"	03 August 2016	29 September 2016 Active for 54 days (1 month, 26 days)	Added 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"	10 June 2016	03 August 2016 Active for 54 days (1 month, 24 days)	Added 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"	15 March 2016	10 June 2016 Active for 87 days (2 months, 26 days)	Added 22 new vehicles: 9 Regular Aircraft 1 Premium Aircraft 1 Special Aircraft 10 Regular Tanks 1 Premium Tank Made British tanks available for all players Added two tank maps Volokolamsk and Frozen Pass
Update 1.55 "Royal Armour"	15 December 2015	15 March 2016 Active for 91 days (3 months)	Added 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"	6 November 2015	15 December 2015 Active for 39 days (1 month, 9 days)	Added 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"	30 June 2015	6 November 2015 Active for 129 days (4 months, 7 days)	Added 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"	30 April 2015	30 June 2015 Active for 61 days (2 months)	Added 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"	24 February 2015	30 April 2015 Active for 65 days (2 months, 6 days)	Added 16 new vehicles: 7 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"	16 December 2014	24 February 2015 Active for 70 days (2 months, 8 days)	Added 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 Tank Added the American Tank Tree to the game in CBT Added ability to fire tank machine guns
Update 1.43	9 October 2014	16 December 2014 Active for 68 days (2 months, 7 days)	Added 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	15 May 2014	9 October 2014 Active for 147 days (4 months, 24 days)	Added 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	15 April 2014	15 May 2014 Active for 30 days (1 month)	Added 20 new vehicles: 17 Regular Aircraft 2 Premium Aircraft 1 Special Aircraft (La-174) Added support for Custom skins Added War Thunder CDK Significantly improved AI behaviour
Update 1.37	18 December 2013	15 April 2014 Active for 118 days (3 months, 28 days)	Added 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	26 September 2013	18 December 2013 Active for 83 days (2 months, 22 days)	Added 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	7 August 2013	26 September 2013 Active for 50 days (1 month, 19 days)	Added 11 new vehicles: 10 Regular Aircraft 1 Premium Aircraft Added vehicle Modules and Modifications Added crew lock Added a number of new armament options for aircraft
Update 1.31	11 June 2013	7 August 2013 Active for 57 days (1 month, 27 days)	Added 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	19 March 2013	11 June 2013 Active for 84 days (2 months, 23 days)	Added 15 new vehicles: 15 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	30 January 2013	19 March 2013 Active for 48 days (1 month, 19 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 (1 month, 9 days)	Bug fixes Game improvements
Update 1.17	09 November 2012	Unknown (Before 21 December 2012)	Bug fixes Game improvements and additions
Closed Beta Begins (30 March 2012)