War Thunder Patch Notes

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Update 2.55.0.21 Aircraft F-15I Ra’am — a bug that caused text keys to appear on the HUD when selecting the SPICE 250 and SPICE 1000 bombs has been fi...	20 Mar 2026
Update 2.55.0.13 Aircraft A bug that sometimes caused SARH air-to-air missiles without IOG to relock onto other illuminated targets in the seeker’s f...	19 Mar 2026
Update 2.55.0.9 Aircraft Su-30SM, Su-30SM2 — a bug where one of the R-77-1 missiles, available without researching any modifications, was located und...	18 Mar 2026
Meet the “Ninth Wave” Major Update! The Ninth Wave major update brings a wealth of new content and improvements for everyone to enjoy. Key additions include several ground v...	18 Mar 2026
Update 2.53.0.112 Economy and Research Rank IX for aviation tech trees has been added. The previously announced reshuffles to the aviation and ground...	05 Mar 2026
"Ninth Wave" Update Trailer! Introducing the next major update trailer for War Thunder: Ninth Wave!	26 Feb 2026
Locations: Updated Ardennes and the return of White Rock Fortress! In the next major update, we’ll introduce two visually redesigned maps for Ground Battles: Ardennes and the long-awaited White Rock Fortr...	26 Feb 2026
Update 2.53.0.103 Aircraft Mirage 2000 (all variants) — a bug that caused the MAWS chaff counter to decrease twice for every used chaff has been fixed....	25 Feb 2026
Update 2.53.0.92 Aircraft A bug where, if there were a large number of threats on the RWR, important threats could be given lower priority than less i...	17 Feb 2026
Community Update No.10: Starting The Year Off! Hey everyone! Welcome to the first Community Update of 2026, where we’re going to be talking about what’s coming as well as some other b...	16 Feb 2026
Update 2.53.0.87 Aircraft Mosquito F.Mk.II — a bug that caused the aircraft to turn too far to the left during takeoff has been fixed. (Report[communi...	13 Feb 2026
Update 2.53.0.72 Battle Ratings The Planned Battle Rating changes[docs.google.com] have come into effect. Aircraft A bug where the missile l...	03 Feb 2026
Update 2.53.0.70 Ground Vehicles The cool down time on placing ammo boxes has been reduced from 60 seconds to 15 seconds. Sound A bug that ca...	30 Jan 2026
Update 2.53.0.65 Aircraft A bug that caused the SC2500 bomb to clip through the trolley and ground in the hangar has been fixed. (Report[community.gai...	29 Jan 2026
Update 2.53.0.63 Aircraft A bug that caused the calculation of track speeds to be incorrect when a large number of targets was detected by a radar w...	26 Jan 2026
Update 2.53.0.56 Aircraft A bug that allowed aircraft radars and radar seekers to acquire already submerged ships has been fixed. (Report[community.g...	20 Jan 2026
Server Update 16.01.2026 Aircraft MiG-27K, MiG-27M — the restriction on the combined use of munitions with Laser and TV seekers has been removed. F-106A —...	16 Jan 2026
Update 2.53.0.52 Aircraft With the release of one of the previous server updates, a bug that caused direct hits of AAMs and SAMs on aircraft to deal ...	14 Jan 2026
Server Update 13.01.2026 Aircraft Su-27/30 family of aircraft (J-11, Su-33, Su-34 included) — excessive sustained turn rate caused by the change in stability...	13 Jan 2026
Server Update 30.12.2025 Aircraft Su-27/30 family of aircraft (J-11, Su-33, Su-34 included) — the lift on high angles of attack has been increased, balance on ...	30 Dec 2025