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Tank Football 2025!

Start your engines, call your friends — tank football is back in War Thunder for 2025!

Get Strasbourg in the Raider Hunter Event!

It’s time to hunt raiders! It was precisely for their attacks on Allied transport ships that the German Deutschland-class heavy cruisers, especially Admiral Graf Spee, became famous for. In response, France launched the Dunkerque-class battleships which were to become the natural enemies of the raiders. One of these ships, Strasbourg, is now the main reward in this new naval event!

"Hornet's Sting" Update Trailer!

Introducing the next major update trailer for War Thunder: Hornet's Sting!

The IAR 316B Is Temporarily Available for the Alouette III’s First Flight!

The Aérospatiale Alouette III multi-purpose helicopter designed by French company Sud Aviation made its first flight on February 28th, 1959. This helicopter was popular among countries and saw widespread service, with more than 2,000 Alouette III helicopters being produced. The number of operating countries reached 80, with Romania being one of them who gave the helicopter the designation of IAR 316.

Location Improvements for Advance to the Rhine, Sinai and Jungle!

Today we’re taking a look at the visually updated Advance to the Rhine, Sinai and improved Jungle that will be coming in the Hornet’s Sting major update!

The Welsh Flag for St. David’s Day!

March 1st is St. David’s Day! A special day for the people of Wales, who go to parades, music festivals and wear the daffodil and leek. The Welsh flag features a red dragon passant with a white and green background, and makes a temporary return to War Thunder for Golden Eagles.

F/A-18 Hornet: Announcement & Pre-order!

Today we’ll be taking a look at the F/A-18 Hornet family of aircraft — the nations that will get this aircraft and the pre-order pack!

Raider Hunter: Strasbourg

The French Strasbourg battleship with its non-standard armament layout is the main reward in the Raider Hunter vehicle event!

Pages of History (March): The Royal Ace

In this month’s Pages of History, you will find yourself in the midst of key historical events across different theaters of war. From the Soviet Union and Austria, Iraq and the Mediterranean — take part in battles using vehicles corresponding to these historic conflicts and earn rewards!

Pre-order: Marder CLOVIS

Today we’ll be taking a look at a new premium for Germany and France — the experimental Marder CLOVIS light tank featuring an oscillating turret!

Harry Hopkins Mk.I: The Weird Fella

Today we’re taking a look at one of the more unconventional light tanks out there, the Harry Hopkins Mk.I, a new tank for Britain at Rank II

Video Digest 24.02.2025

It’s Monday, which means it’s time to catch up on all the videos we’ve posted on our YouTube channel last week!

Pz.Sp.Wg.P204(f) PaK: No, Give It Back!

Today we’re taking a look at a machine with an interesting story, a French vehicle, captured and modified by Germany and then captured back and used by the French!

A Decal, Decoration and Discounts on Soviet Vehicles!

On February 23rd 1918, in view of the escalating situation at the World War I front lines, the Council of People’s Commissars announced the start of a large-scale recruitment of soldiers into the ranks of the Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army. Four years later, February 23rd became a holiday, and soon after World War II it was called the “Soviet Army and Navy Day”.

A Decal and Discounts on the Rooikat 105 and Rooivalk for South African Armed Forces Day!

South Africa celebrates Armed Forces Day on February 21st. The South African National Defence Force was founded in its current form in 1994 after the abolition of apartheid and Nelson Mandela coming into power. At the time, compulsory conscription was abolished. Currently, the South African Armed Forces have more than 100,000 personnel including reservists, making them the combat-ready armed forces in the region.

HMS Warspite: Grand Old Lady!

HMS Warspite is a British battleship and is known as one of the most decorated warships in history.

Meet the Winner of Thunder CUP 2025: Team Hide!

Congratulations to Team Hide! Their victory was very impressive — they secured first place in the tournament even before the last week finished!

CM Covert Disclosures No.5: Major Update Prologue

Hey everyone! Today, we’ll be talking about what you can expect regarding some of the new content coming in the upcoming major update. We’ll talk specifically about some QoL UI changes coming and some anticipated player profile showcases. Let’s dive straight into the details!