New visual effects in the Drone Age update

The upcoming War Thunder major update Drone Age brings new cool visuals to the game! Check out new explosions for ground and naval vehicles, improved hit camera, and more!

https://warthunder.com/en/news/7843-development-new-visual-effects-in-the-drone-age-update-en

Su-25 and Su-25K: Armor-pecking Rooks

Legendary Sukhoi Su-25 Soviet strike jet aircraft comes to War Thunder in two versions that will be available in the upcoming Drone Age update!

New models of the Swedish and Japanese tankers

The ‘Drone Age’ update will bring new models of crew members in late 20th century Japanese and Swedish vehicles!

Rankings Challenge

Rankings Challenge is a regular competition in which everyone is welcome to participate, whether solo or with friends on an equal footing, using pre-set vehicles.

https://warthunder.com/en/news/7853-development-rankings-challenge-en

Mirage 2000C-S5: The New & Improved Classic

The Mirage 2000C-S5 is a further development of the well-known Mirage series of French jet fighters and represents the successor to the popular Mirage III preceding it. Coming to War Thunder as part of the Drone Age major update, seasoned French pilots may look forward to the arrival of the Mirage 2000C-S5 as the new crowning jewel of the French aviation tree in the game!

https://warthunder.com/en/news/7856-development-mirage-2000c-s5-the-new-improved-classic-en

Location: Golden Bay

Golden Bay is a new location for naval and aircraft battles, which is coming in the Drone Age major update!

https://warthunder.com/en/news/7860-development-location-golden-bay-en

SMS Elbing: Armor Inside

SMS Elbing is the second of two German WWI-era cruisers of the Pillau-class, previously ordered by the Imperial Russian Navy which were seized at the outbreak of The Great War. Soon, SMS Elbing will reinforce the early German cruiser lineup as it makes its way to War Thunder as part of the Drone Age major update!

https://warthunder.com/en/news/7866-development-sms-elbing-armor-inside-en

Harrier GR.7: Next Gen Jump Jet

The Harrier GR.7 is a modification of the second generation British Harrier jump jet, developed in the 1980s as a means to expand the capabilities of the original Harrier. Soon, both War Thunder pilots and fans of this unique aircraft family alike will have the chance to take command of the Harrier II as it arrives in the game as part of the next major update, Drone Age!

https://warthunder.com/en/news/7865-development-harrier-gr-7-next-gen-jump-jet-en

Planned technical works - 14.09.2022 - “Drone Age” Update

Dear players!

On September 14th, from 08:00 GMT, the War Thunder game servers may be unavailable due to the release of the “Drone Age” major update. While your client is being downloaded, read the devblogs.

We are sorry for inconvenience.

https://youtu.be/tg33uA1Jj7c

Meet Major Update “Drone Age”!

Brand new scout and strike drone mechanics, a Chinese helicopter tech tree and new visual effects when destroying ground and naval vehicles! More than 40 new and updated vehicles including two iconic Su-25 models, the long requested Skink, the mighty USS Alaska or the first Turkish machine in War Thunder - a T129 ATAK attack helicopter and two new locations: “Golden Bay” and “Pradesh”! Additionally, new models for tank crews for Japan and Sweden, aircraft engine fire extinguisher mechanics and a long list of bug fixes and new features awaits you! Join us in the new “Drone Age”!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKgZTMhzQT4

https://warthunder.com/en/news/7868-meet-major-update-drone-age-en

Battle of Britain Day

From September 15th (12:00 GMT) until September 19th (7:00 GMT), play 3 battles using British aircraft (rank III or higher, with an activity of not less than 70%) to receive the “Vehicles of Victory: Spitfire” decal.

https://warthunder.com/en/news/7871-special-battle-of-britain-day-en

“Project █████o█████”: battleship Ostfriesland

The German Helgoland-class dreadnought wielding heavy armor and 305mm guns comes to the game as one of the prizes in the upcoming autumn crafting event. A true old school battleship!

https://warthunder.com/en/news/7872-development-project-o-battleship-ostfriesland-en

US Air Force Birthday

From September 16th (13:00 GMT) until September 19th (7:00 GMT), play 3 battles using American aircraft (rank III or higher, with an activity of not less than 70%) to receive the “Lieutenant America” decal.

Project “Overpowered”: Po-2M

The most infamous plane in the game gets a nice set of floats! Meet the new image for the legendary biplane. Is the Po-2 still 2 OP?

https://warthunder.com/en/news/7881-development-project-overpowered-po-2m-en

It’s fixed! №63

✅ The full picture!
✅ Drag chute fixed
✅ “Stingers” under cover
✅ More improvements

https://warthunder.com/en/news/7883-it-s-fixed-63-en

New authentic decals (available until October 20th)

Here’s a new set of rare decals! Japanese cobra, French knight, British unicorn, Italian griffin, South African cat, and two dragons: Swedish and Chinese! Make your aircraft, ships and tanks prettier with these new pictures!

https://warthunder.com/en/news/7884-decals-new-authentic-decals-available-until-october-20th-en

Dear players. From September the 24th we have faced prolonged DDoS attacks on our servers. As a result, some of you may experience problems with the availability of the game and other game services. We are aware of this problem, our specialists are promptly switching the load to other data centres to stabilise the situation.

We want what's happening to have minimal impact on your gaming experience during our Events, so:

We will be increasing the number of Crates with Material and Pieces of Tape tasks for project “Overpowered” that will be available after October 3rd (12:00 noon GMT). We will update you with the details in the event news during the week.
Twitch Drops event participants who clicked the "Get" button in their Drops inventory will receive their earned rewards during the week.
Once the situation stabilises, we will extend all active premium accounts. We will inform you about this in another news item.
We will keep you informed.

It’s fixed! №64

✅ Container auto-drop
✅ Moving target
✅ Saving your rear!
✅ More improvements

https://warthunder.com/en/news/7889-it-s-fixed-64-en

It’s fixed! №65

✅ Have a pleasant flight!
✅ Fixed aircraft torpedoes
✅ Smoke means safety

https://warthunder.com/en/news/7895-it-s-fixed-65-en

It’s fixed! №66

✅ Drop no more
✅ Gravity falls
✅ Correct payload
✅ This is fine
✅ More improvements

https://warthunder.com/en/news/7901-it-s-fixed-66-en