War Thunder 2.57.0.17 Patch Notes (26th June 2026)

2.57.0.17 is live today, and it's mostly housekeeping, but the kind that matters when you're trying to spawn or aim properly. The big one for ground players: a nasty bug where hull aiming would randomly flip itself back on has been fixed, and the M1A1's lower glacis armor package no longer incorrectly matches the M1A2 SEPv3's upgraded version. That second fix might sound minor until you realize you've been relying on wrong armor values in ranked.

Aircraft get some love too. The F/A-18's MFD and HUD were displaying wrong designations for anti-radiation and anti-ship missiles, confusing in a dogfight when you're trying to confirm what you've got loaded. Su-30 pilots will appreciate the targeting pod fix that was breaking avionics displays when equipping ARMs. On the naval side, the Admiral Scheer's damage control presets weren't applying, and the Jean Bart's port-side 100 mm mount protection wasn't showing up at all.

One thing to watch: Maginot Line's been pulled from Ground Battle rotation until its bugs get sorted. Check the full notes for controller fixes and sound improvements across the board.

Aircraft

A bug that caused the friend or foe target filter on the ESM screen to sometimes reset has been fixed.
K/RKZ RWR — K-band (7 mm) has been added to the list of visible bands.
F/A-18 (all variants) — incorrect designations for anti-radiation and anti-ship missiles on MFD and HUD displays have been fixed. (Report).
Su-30 (all variants) — a bug that caused the targeting pod avionics to display in the X-ray when equipping ARMs has been fixed. (Report).
He 51 (all variants) — a bug where the landing gear passed through the fairings has been fixed.

Ground Vehicles

A bug that caused hull aiming to turn on randomly after being switched off has been fixed. (Report).
M1A1 — a bug that caused the lower glacis armor package to be the same as an updated one on the M1A2 SEPv3 has been fixed.
BTR-3E1 — an NVD modification mistakenly present after the removal of thermals has been removed. (Report).

Naval Vessels

Admiral Scheer — a bug where Damage Control presets were not being used has been fixed.
Jean Bart — a bug where the protection for the port-side 100 mm mount was not displayed has been fixed. (Report).
A bug that caused the flag of the Royal Hellenic Navy to not have a texture has been fixed. (Report).

Locations and Missions

Maginot Line — all missions on this map have been temporarily removed from the Ground Battle map rotation until some bugs are fixed.

Sound

PGZ-88 — this vehicle has received more appropriate engine and track sounds, the same ones found on the Type 69.

Interface

A bug that made it impossible to select a spawn point when playing with a controller has been fixed. (Report).
A bug that caused the tactical map to not open when pressing the bound button on the controller has been fixed. (Report).

Other

A bug where it was impossible to purchase Expert and Ace crew qualifications for vehicles that were temporarily sold for Golden Eagles throughout the year but were not currently available for purchase has been fixed.
Insignia of 101st Home Air Defence Fighter Wing — a decal has been moved from the Axis category to a newly added Hungary category. (Report).

Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service, forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.