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Viva l'Italia! Fiat G.56: Improved Energy Fighter

The G.56 is a further development of the excellent Italian G.55 fighter. Although it never managed to leave behind a proper mark in military history due to never progressing past prototype stage, it sure leaves more than a mark on the airframe of its foes in War Thunder!

Italian Air Force now available to all players!

Italian Air Force now available to all players! CBT of the new nation in the game is now over.

The Shooting Range Ep. 53

You are watching The Shooting Range – a weekly show for all tankers, airmen and aspiring Captains in War Thunder.

Yugumo Class Destroyer

Captains, a brand new vessel is being launched from the drydock to join the ranks of the Imperial Japanese Navy - the Yūgumo class destroyer is making its way to the naval battlefields of War Thunder in one of the upcoming test sessions!

Answers from developers

It's time for another round of Questions and Answers! Click here for more information about the future plans.

Weekend tournaments, 15th - 16th of July

Pilots and tankers! Every weekend we continue to introduce more tournaments on the TSS portal!

  • 13 July 2017
Ilyushin IL-28

Sitting unchallenged at rank 5 of the Soviet ground attacker line lies the IL-28, a jet bomber/attacker dreaded by both pilots and tankers alike. Why dreaded? Click to find out!

Video Highlights

Pilots, Tankers and Captains! Its time for our regular roundup of Youtube creations from you, the War Thunder community. Enjoy watching!

  • 12 July 2017
New Razer decal gift!

Two unique Razer decals for all purchases made via Razer zGold!

F-84G Thunderjet: Blazing Rocketeer

From nearly facing project cancellation to becoming the primary strike fighter of the US Air Force in the Korean War, meet the definitive version of one of the first American close support aircraft of its kind that almost never came to be - The F-84G Thunderjet.

Become a Tester for Italian aircraft! (Available aircraft list updated)

We invite you to participate in an historic event for our game - the introduction of a new nation! Meet Italy in War Thunder!

World War: Start of the closed beta!

Squadrons begin their glorious journey in the all-new gaming mode - World War! Closed beta testing launches tomorrow, read more for details.

“Colosseum” Series of Tournaments - July 2017

The “Colosseum” series of the team tournaments continues! In July, you will be able to participate in the following tournaments.

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  • 8 July 2017
War Thunder Competitions - June winners

After reviewing the entries of our last month's Community competitions, we are now happy to announce the winners that are sharing a total prize fund of 10 500 Golden Eagles! Interested in joining in yourself? Find out more here!

  • 8 July 2017
Thunder Show: Take two

It's time for your weekly episode of the Thunder Show! Enjoy our selection of epic and humorous Community videos of the week.

Total Domination

Put your teamplay skills to good use in a new gaming event Total Domination! Your goal is to capture all contested points SIMULTANEOUSLY and hold them for just 15 seconds to win the round!

The Shooting Range Ep. 52

You are watching The Shooting Range – a weekly show for all tankers, airmen and aspiring Captains in War Thunder.

Weekend tournaments, 8th -9th of July

Pilots and tankers! Every weekend we continue to introduce more tournaments on the TSS portal!

  • 6 July 2017