French Navy: light cruiser Duguay-Trouin

Duguay-Trouin is the lead ship of her class of light cruisers built for the French navy in the years following the end of World War I. Being not only the first capital ship built by France in the postwar period, Duguay-Trouin will also be one of the first French vessels to arrive in War Thunder as part of the “Sky Guardians” major update!

https://warthunder.com/en/news/8127-development-french-navy-light-cruiser-duguay-trouin-en

Yak-141: Freestyle on the Deck

All-weather multipurpose VTOL jet fighter Yak-141 will be the pinnacle of the Yakovlev fighter family in the Soviet tech tree with the upcoming “Sky Guardians” update !

https://warthunder.com/en/news/8128-development-yak-141-freestyle-on-the-deck-en

Pre-order: F-4S Phantom II pack

An upgraded version of the menacing Phantom II multirole jet fighter will join the top ranks of the US air forces as a new Premium aircraft in the “Sky Guardians” update. Check the exclusive content available for pre-order pack owners!

https://warthunder.com/en/news/8133-development-pre-order-f-4s-phantom-ii-pack-en

М53/59 Czechoslovak Lizard

The М53/59 Praga is a Czechoslovak wheeled SPAAG developed in the late 1950s on the chassis of the Praga V3S truck. Coming to War Thunder as part of the next major update , Praga will soon make its way to the Soviet ground forces tree and expand its roster of highly capable SPAA units!

https://warthunder.com/en/news/8132-development-m53-59-czechoslovak-lizard-en

New effects for aviation in the Sky Guardians update

A little sneak peek of the new visual and physical improvements in War Thunder aviation that will be introduced into the game with the upcoming Sky Guardians update!

https://warthunder.com/en/news/8137-development-new-effects-for-aviation-in-the-sky-guardians-update-en

Finnish Air Force Day

From March 6th (11:00 GMT) until March 9th (7:00 GMT), play 3 battles using Swedish aircraft (rank III or higher, with an activity of not less than 70%) to receive the “Emblem of the Karelia Air Command” decal.

https://warthunder.com/en/news/8139-special-finnish-air-force-day-en

Squadron vehicles: Hunter F.58

The Swiss version of the iconic British Hawker Hunter jet fighter, melding air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles. The Hunter, versatile like never before, will be yours for free for squadron activity points!

https://warthunder.com/en/news/8142-development-squadron-vehicles-hunter-f-58-en

Planned technical works - 07.03.2023 - “Sky Guardians” Update

Dear players!

On March 7th, from 08:00 GMT, the War Thunder game servers may be unavailable due to the release of the “Sky Guardians” major update. While your client is being downloaded, read the devblogs.

We apologize for any inconvenience experienced.

https://youtu.be/lY2Jz2vDNoQ

Meet Major Update “Sky Guardians”!

https://youtu.be/2fsKnWAzSbY

The first units for the French naval tree, new and updated graphical effects and data structure optimization along with ejection seats for selected modern jets. Amongst the 43 new as well as updated vehicle models, one can't help but mention the real behemoth - the Char2, the agile AH-6M "Little Bird" helicopter or the first French light cruiser; Duguay-Trouin!. In addition to all this, the winter version of the location "Seversk", a new location for fans of avionics - Pyrenees, and as always, many improvements and fixes! Let's welcome the "Sky Guardians" update!

https://warthunder.com/en/news/8141-meet-major-update-sky-guardians-en

Happy International Women’s Day!

It’s the first and the most important spring holiday! On this day we’d like to extend congratulations to all women of the world. We wish you to always be surrounded by your loved ones, for a smile to never leave your lips, and for all your wishes to come true.

Celebrate this holiday with us in War Thunder!

https://warthunder.com/en/news/8144-special-happy-international-women-s-day-en

Fair Play

War Thunder has a multi-level anti-cheat model for dealing with cheaters to ensure a safe gaming environment. You can use the complaint system to send a request to our game masters to check a suspicious player. Use the replay feature (here is how to do it) on our page to send a complaint about the offender.

https://warthunder.com/en/news/8146-fair-play-en

Tank Football 2023

From March 17 (11:00 GMT) to April 1 (05:00 GMT) daily football matches are available: from 11:00-14:00 GMT, 16:00-22:00 GMT and 00:00-05:00 GMT.

https://warthunder.com/en/news/8149-event-tank-football-2023-en

Sky Guardians trophy with with user-created camouflages

Meet the new Sky Guardians trophy! 38 authors from the Live.WT portal created 40 new camouflages: 17 historical, 21 semi-historical, and only 2 fictional! You can use them on vehicles of any rank, both old and new ones from the Sky Guardians update, while supporting the creators!

https://warthunder.com/en/news/8150-market-sky-guardians-trophy-with-with-user-created-camouflages-en

Wiki Review: CV 90105 XC-8 and its decal

https://youtu.be/TpRmgYzKwpY

St. Patrick’s Day

From March 17th (11:00 GMT) until March 20th (7:00 GMT), play 3 battles using any vehicles (rank III or higher, with an activity of not less than 70%) to receive the “Lucky pin-up” decal.

https://warthunder.com/en/news/8155-special-st-patrick-s-day-en

Meet the guest account!

As you may have noticed, War Thunder now has a “Guest login” button at the game start. This option helps novice players to get into the game easier and allows them to login to the game without account registration and email confirmation.

https://warthunder.com/en/news/8159-meet-the-guest-account-en

Lucky Piñata

Something interesting happens regularly in War Thunder. Right now as you are reading this text the participants of the big football competition are fighting for decals, decorations, titles and other valuable prizes.

And while we are preparing the traditional spring assembly event for you it is a good time to remember the prizes from last year’s events and try to get them!

https://warthunder.com/en/news/8160-special-lucky-pi%C3%B1ata-en

First Flight of the La-5

To commemorate this day, from March 21st (14:00 GMT) until March 24th (12:00 GMT) La-5FN from the German research tree will be available for purchase for Golden Eagles.

https://warthunder.com/en/news/8161-special-first-flight-of-the-la-5-en

Radars and Missiles: recent updates

A little more details of a recent update with noticeable improvements in the radar mechanics, the IRST range, and flight parameters of missiles.

https://warthunder.com/en/news/8164-development-radars-and-missiles-recent-updates-en

Pages of History (April)

For the whole month, you will have 8 tasks available to you one by one. Completion of each task will award you with a trophy containing a reward, while completing all tasks will award you with a unique in-game player icon.

https://warthunder.com/en/news/8167-event-pages-of-history-april-en

Moments of Valour: The Turkish Armed Forces

From 12:00 GMT on the 28th of March until 11:00 GMT on the 11th of April
A unique bundle with a discount!

https://youtu.be/pZfeWVUkCHw

https://warthunder.com/en/news/8169-shop-moments-of-valour-the-turkish-armed-forces-en