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Israel, a new gaming nation coming to War Thunder!

We are pleased to announce a new playable nation in War Thunder - Israel! The first early access packs of Israeli aviation that in future will greatly simplify the research of the new game nation, will soon hit the shelves of our online store.

New Locations: Vyborg Bay, Bourbon Island, and Aral Sea

The upcoming ‘Ground Breaking’ update brings three new locations for all types of War Thunder vehicles!

Battle Pass vehicles: PT-658 torpedo boat

PT-658, one of only two currently fully operational PT series boats, comes to War Thunder as a new season Battle Pass vehicle!

"Ground Breaking": Self-Entrenching and Bomb Craters

Shafts, trenches, craters and many other cool things that can now be done with the terrain in War Thunder!

Wiesel armored vehicles: MK20/TOW/2 ADWC

In the upcoming “Ground Breaking” update we will present three vehicles from the long anticipated Wiesel series. What they lack in size, they make up for in guns!

HMS Marlborough: The Iron Duke

HMS Marlborough was a British battleship from the Iron Duke-class of super dreadnoughts, constructed just prior to the outbreak of WWI. Soon, this new naval heavyweight will join the top ranks of the British bluewater fleet as part of the next major update, bringing with it improvements in both protection and firepower!

VCC-80/30: Dardo’s elder brother

One of the prototypes created during development of the Italian Dardo IFV, featuring a 30mm quick firing Bushmaster II gun and a commander’s sight.

V-12D: Smooth Start

Vultee V-12D is a new strike aircraft in the low ranks of the Chinese aviation tree!

ZLT-11: Rolling Punishment

An agile wheeled tank destroyer, the ZLT-11 with a rifled 105mm gun is a desired addition to the Chinese top-tier vehicle setup.

Tigre destroyer: Recruit Instructor

A pre-war Leone class destroyer equipped with multiple good guns and heavy AA artillery.

“Export Order”: F-5A (USA)

An export version of the Freedom Fighter in service with the United States Air Force will become one of the main prizes of the “Export Order” crafting event!

"Export Order": Pansarbil m/40

The Pansarbil m/40 is a Swedish armored car, originally developed by the AB Landsverk company for the Danish Army. Soon, tankers in War Thunder will have the chance to add this unique vehicle to their Swedish ground forces collection by taking part in the upcoming crafting event!

“Export Order”: PT-16/T14 mod

The PT-16/T14 mod is a later prototype of the current generation German MBT, featuring an autoloading mechanism. German tankers in War Thunder will soon have the chance to add this experimental version of one of the most well-known German fighting vehicles by taking part in the upcoming crafting event!

“Export Order”: Destroyer HMS Mohawk

HMS Mohawk, a Tribal-class destroyer, comes as one of the prizes of the “Export Order” craft event!

Tu-1: the Tzar of Heavy Gunners

A new premium strike aircraft in the Soviet lineup, featuring devastating guns and a heavy bomb load. The perfect addition for mixed and naval battles at mid tiers!

Updated models for "Flying Fortresses"

The iconic Boeing B-17 bombers will receive an updated exterior in the upcoming Direct Hit update!

Updates to Japanese Ground Forces: New Vehicles, Camouflages & More

In the next major update coming to War Thunder, the Japanese ground forces tree will see several highly anticipated new additions and changes being implemented. In today’s devblog, we will showcase some of the most notable changes coming with the upcoming major update - let’s have a look!

C13 T90: Senior Scout

The C13 is an IFV developed by OTO Melara with the aim of producing a replacement to the outdated M113 APC in service with Italian forces at the time. Soon, tankers in War Thunder will get the chance to command yet another excellent light vehicle arriving to the higher ranks of Italian ground forces tree as part of the next major update!