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The Holiday Box for Golden Eagles!

As per tradition, the Holiday Box awaits you in the in-game Item Shop, available for purchase with Golden Eagles.

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The Festive Cupcake for Silver Lions!

A Festive Cupcake with a Christmas tree is perfect this time of year to go with your cup of hot chocolate, tea or coffee. It is also magical in War Thunder, as it can be opened for Silver Lions to get some cool items. Ho Ho Ho!

Meet the “Line of Contact” Major Update!

Meet Line of Contact, War Thunder’s winter 2025 update!

Monthly Decals for January!

Happy New Year everyone! We hope you’re all keen to pick up some more historical decals this year, thank you for your continued interest in these monthly events. As always we have 5 new decals and 5 from previous events, this month has a nice variety of different styles, with quite a few rare markings as well. We’d also like to thank our decal artist for giving Michelangelo a run for his money with the emblem of GC III/7! As always please keep leaving your suggestions for more decals, we’re always keeping an eye on those and include interesting examples when we can.

The German Sea Hawk Mk.100 is on Sale for German Air Force Day!

The modern German Air Force has existed since January 9th, 1956. The German Air Force is a part of the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of Germany. Its motto is “Immer im Einsatz” (Always in action), it has 27,700 personnel and operates 380 aircraft.

Pages of History (January): In the Skies of Leningrad

In Pages of History this month, you will find yourself at the center of events that took place in various theaters of war. From Leningrad and Khafji, to the Philippines and East Prussia: participate in battles while using vehicles linked to these historic battles and get some prizes!

40 New User-Created Camouflages in the Line of Contact Trophy!

The holidays are here, and the festivities are in full swing! A major update, Line of Contact, was recently released — the fifth this year! Our work doesn’t stop there, and we’re continuing to bring you new content for the update. We present the Line of Contact trophy featuring camouflages created by authors from the Live.WT portal. It contains many camouflages for ground vehicles and aircraft from various nations and ranks, including vehicles from the recent update. In the trophy you’ll find both camouflages with unique creator styles and classic patterns used across different theaters of war. In addition to camouflages, you can also earn a unique decal and rare vehicles, all in the form of coupons!

The Winter Sale in the Gaijin Store!

It’s Christmas and the New Year is just around the corner, so it’s time to stock your hangar with new premium vehicles! The Gaijin store is having a holiday sale, with many packs going on sale with big discounts!

Tank Snowball: Get Ready For a Snowball Fight!

Snow is falling, all around us! It’s Christmas, cold outside and snowing, so it’s time to take a break from regular battles and have a little fun with your enemies by throwing (firing!) snowballs at them!

Celebrate the Winter Holidays and the New Year in War Thunder!

The holiday season is upon us! It’s that time of year where the snow is falling, the Christmas tree is decorated, good food will be had, presents will be unwrapped, and fireworks will light up the night’s sky on New Year’s Eve. Exciting things also await you in War Thunder, and today we’re going over all of the activities that are going on this holiday season! Get high-rank vehicles, trophies with rewards, decorations, a collection of decals, and treat yourself to discounts during sales. There’s also a Tank Snowball event, coming next week!

Team DODEC is the Champion of WTCS 2025!

Congratulations to all teams who competed throughout the season! WTCS 2025 showcased the very best of War Thunder Esports and laid a powerful foundation for what’s to come in future seasons.

Winter Concert: MiG-25PD

Today, we’re taking a look at the main aircraft reward in the Winter Concert event that started today: the record-breaking MiG-25PD jet fighter!

The Winter Sale in War Thunder!

The temps are dropping, it’s frosty and cold outside, and snow is starting to fall (unless you’re in Australia!), so now’s the time for some winter discounts in War Thunder! This weather makes it the perfect time to start researching a new nation or get some high-tier vehicles that you’ve been missing.

The Royal Malaysian Air Force Subtree is Coming to War Thunder!

A new Royal Malaysian Air Force subtree is coming to the Japanese aircraft tree, with three amazing aircraft arriving in the Line of Contact major update!

Checking out USS South Dakota and HMS Prince of Wales!

Today we’d like to show you two remarkable battleships that will be coming in the Line of Contact major update! Meet the Pacific Theater veteran USS South Dakota (BB-57) and Britain’s finest battleship, the King George V-class HMS Prince of Wales!

Christmas and New Year’s Gifts Await You in the Winter Concert Event!

Wrap up warm and head over to the concert! The Santa troupe will be performing a set in a wide variety of genres, something for everyone! Decorate your vehicles with a decal of your favorite musician, hang up some lights, and make New Year’s battles even more festive!

HQ11: Instrument Combat!

Today we’re happy to unveil a new frontrunner for advanced SAM systems. Say hello to the HQ11, currently in service with the PLA!

Monthly Decals for December!

Hey again! We’re back for the final set of monthly historical decals for the year, one for each nation. Incidentally we have some slightly rarer makings this time around, we were quite taken with the exasperated shark of (Tauch-)PzAbt. C. We thought “FOR SALE” would be fun too, this one was painted on a landing craft, and while we primarily want to include markings that were placed on playable vehicles we have in the game, we thought this one would have some fun applications, thanks for submitting it on the forum! We check the suggestions regularly, so make sure to keep posting decals there!