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Moments of Valor: France

The Great French Revolution shook the entire world, and one of the first and most important events of that time was the storming of the Bastille prison-fortress on July 14th, 1789. This date was not celebrated for almost a hundred years until 1880, when July 14th became a National Holiday. For this day, a large military parade was introduced in 1880, then transferred to the Champs-Élysées in 1980.

Video Digest 14.07.2025

Learn about the history of the Jagdpanther tank, the Junkers 288 bomber, and the RAH-66 Comanche stealth helicopter — and discover the best ways to play using the new top battleships added in the Leviathans update in our new YouTube videos.

The Israeli A-4E Returns to Mark its First Flight Anniversary!

On July 12th 1961, the A-4E attack aircraft took to the skies for the first time. This aircraft was a more modern version of the A-4 Skyhawk, featuring improved avionics, a more powerful engine, and as many as six hardpoints for secondary weapons. A total of five hundred of this version were built. On September 29th 1967, the first batch of Skyhawks arrived at the port of Haifa. These aircraft served Israel for as many as 48 years until 2015.

Meet the Winner of Armored Apex 2025: Team AVReS!

Congratulations to the AVReS team on their victory in the Armored Apex 2025 event.

It’s fixed! №106

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

Graphics Improvements in the Leviathans Update!

With the Leviathans major update, we have some good news for those who like playing with the latest graphics technologies on display. Ray tracing has improved a lot since the last update and today we wanted to share with you what to expect!

Monthly Decals for July!

Hey everyone! We’re happy to be back with a new set of historical decals for this month, five new and five from previous events. We hope you’re enjoying these decal events, sometimes it’s nice to have a bit of a side quest while you play. Aside from its historical positioning, we’re certain you can come up with some creative applications with the danger face, and we hope you like the German Anglerfish marking, perhaps it inspired something, hmm...

Video Digest 07.07.2025

Don’t miss last week’s videos! We cover top-tier air defense systems, advanced tactics for the Mi-24, the features of the Danish “Draken,” and the modernization of the T-72B3. And of course, get ready for the most thrilling moments in Thunder Show!

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Decals and Discounts on Rare Vehicles for US Independence Day!

Happy 4th July! On July 4th 1776, the Declaration of Independence of the United States was officially adopted by the Second Continental Congress. The anniversary of this event is the United States’ national holiday, celebrated with fireworks, parades and speeches throughout the country.