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Battle Pass Season 25: Steel Fury and Its Warbond Shop!

Next Major Update Pre-Orders!

Meet the “Sky Odyssey” Major Update!

Watch the 2026 Grand Finals and Earn Tricolor Smoke & More Twitch Drops!

2026 has been a year of fierce competition and unforgettable moments! The War Thunder Championship Series has continued to evolve and so have its teams. Over months of intense battles across air, ground, and combined arms formats, competitors have put their skill, teamwork, and versatility to the test.

Pre-order: Stingray II — The Upgraded Commando

Meet the Stingray II, a further development of the American Commando Stingray light tank!

Discount on the UH-1C XM-30 on the First Flight Anniversary!

On October 20th 1956, the UH-1C, one of the most iconic helicopters in history made its maiden flight. The Huey gained fame during the Vietnam War, where it provided fire support, assisted with resupply missions, transported troops, and evacuated the wounded. This versatile helicopter also found extensive use in peacetime; in total, more than 16,000 UH-1 units were built and operated by dozens of countries around the world.

New Roundels and Decals!

Hey everyone! Today we thought we’d put together a small blog about some of the new decals we’ve been working on! Over the last few updates and into the near future as well we’ll be adding new decals for nations and branches that currently don’t have any. This also includes the modern era of some nations that predominantly only have WW2 era decals available. First though, let’s start with some new national insignia coming to the game in the next update!

Honoring the Canadian Navy with a Discount on HMCS Haida on Niobe Day!

On October 21st 1910, on the anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, the cruiser HMCS Niobe arrived in Halifax, becoming the first ship of the newly established Canadian Navy. Since then, Canadian sailors have celebrated this day as their professional holiday. The Canadian Navy escorted convoys during the Second World War and patrolled the North Atlantic during the Cold War. Canada was one of the few countries to possess aircraft carriers: from 1948 to 1957, it was the HMCS Magnificent, which was then replaced by the HMCS Bonaventure, which remained in service until 1970.

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A Decal and Discount on British Ships for the Battle of Trafalgar Anniversary!

On October 21st 1805, off Cape Trafalgar, the British fleet under Admiral Nelson decisively defeated the combined French and Spanish fleet commanded by Admiral Villeneuve. Britain did not lose a single ship of the line, while the majority of the enemy vessels were sunk or captured. The battle thwarted Napoleon’s planned invasion of Britain and ensured that Great Britain remained the master of the seas throughout the 19th century.

It’s fixed! №119

Today, we’ve rounded up and will be covering some of the fixes and improvements that we’ve made to the game today and over the past weeks. If you’d like to catch up on every fixed bug, then be sure to check out the changelog section on our website.

Improvements to the Controls for CCRP Bombing!

CCRP Bombing, now simple and easy to understand!

Challenger League Major III Is in the Books: Next Stop, the Grand Finals!

The final Major of the WTCS Challenger League regular season wrapped up last weekend, and the race for the top spots went right down to the wire. With Major III now complete, the Challenger field is officially set and all eyes turn to the Challenger League Grand Finals.