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France has been actively using combat aircraft since the First World War. In the 1920s, France’s combat aircraft fleet was the largest in Europe, with more than a thousand aircraft. At that time, the Air Force was still part of the army, until they separated on July 2nd 1934. Currently, the French Air Force has more than 40,000 people serving, and is armed with 200 modern multi-purpose Mirage 2000 and Rafale aircraft.

[h3]Get the “French Air Force Day 2025” decal![/h3]
Get this French decal on this anniversary!

“French Air Force Day 2025” decal

When: From July 3rd (11:00 GMT) until July 7th (11:00 GMT).

Task: Play 3 battles using French aircraft at rank III or higher to receive the “French Air Force Day 2025” decal.

Additional details:

• Your activity must not be below 70%.
  
• You can complete the task in random battles, except for Enduring Confrontation missions, and [Assault] mode.
  
• Track your progress in the hangar by clicking Nickname → Achievements → Holidays → French Air Force Day.
  
• You can find the decal in the “France -> Aircraft” tab in the customization menu.
  

[p][/p][p]We are continuing to take action against cheaters and rule breakers in War Thunder. Our tools, plus your valuable reports, help us detect these accounts, so please keep reporting any suspects. Thank you to those have reported so far! You can use the battle replay function on our website to report players who you suspect have violated the game’s Terms of Service and the License Agreement. Instructions on how to do this can be found here. [/p][p][/p][h2]Banned accounts[/h2][p]Since our last fair play, we’ve banned 4,781 accounts that were found to have violated the rules. Specifically 3.2.3 of the EULA namely in the automation of gameplay (using bots) and cheat software. For complete transparency, we’re publishing the full list of these banned players. This list will be available for two weeks after the publication of this article. [/p][p][/p]

[p]Additionally, 469 accounts have been banned for a week or longer for intentional teamkilling, ramming and griefing.[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Recommendations[/h2][p]We recommend that you set a strong password for your account and enable two-step authentication in your profile security settings. We have the following 2FA options available: email, SMS, TOTP (Gaijin Pass/Google Authenticator), and Telegram bot, which we suggest trying if SMS 2FA messages are not reaching you.

We’d also suggest that you turn on 2FA for the email that is linked to your Gaijin account for additional security, as this will protect your account from fraudsters. And remember, don’t use prohibited client modifications and never share your account information with anyone.

The War Thunder Team
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[p][/p][p][/p][p]Technical Issues (July 1st)[/p][p]Hey everyone! Our servers are currently experiencing difficulties due to technical issues in one of our data centers. We apologize for the inconvenience and are working to get the servers up and running as soon as possible.[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][h2]Aircraft[/h2]

• [p]Z-10ME — a bug that caused LDIRCM to not affect air-to-ground missiles with IR seekers has been fixed.[/p]
• [p]MiG-29 Sniper — a bug that caused the animation of the air intakes to not play has been fixed. (Report).[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Ground Vehicles[/h2]

• [p]Sherman Firefly — texture of the sideskirts has been corrected.[/p]
• [p]A bug where it was not possible to complete tasks to obtain camouflages for Multi-Vehicle SAMs has been fixed. (Report).[/p]
• [p]A bug that caused each destroyed Multi-Vehicle SAM vehicle to reduce the number of available respawns in Ground Arcade Battles has been fixed. (Report).[/p]

[p][/p][hr][/hr][p]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.[/p]

Swedish company Bofors, with a history dating back to 1646, is one of the oldest arms manufacturers in the world. In 1937, it founded its Saab division to build aircraft for the Swedish Air Force, which became a separate branch of the armed forces on July 1st, 1926. Saab has produced thousands of aircraft, including some of Sweden’s most famous ones.

[h3]The J29D and J35A are temporarily available for Golden Eagles with a 30% discount![/h3]
The J29D (rank V) is available for 6237 Golden Eagles, and the J35A (rank VI) for 6363!

When: From July 1st (11:00 GMT) until July 4th (11:00 GMT).
Where: Sweden > Aviation > Premium vehicles.

About these jet aircraft

• The J29D Tunnan is an experimental modification of the first Swedish jet fighter. It features excellent speed, four powerful cannons and a wide range of rockets for attacking ground targets. Choose for yourself what role to play in battle!
  

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• The J35A Draken is a plane for real aces. It has no countermeasures, so you’re going to have to dodge enemy missiles the old fashioned way. The J35A has excellent speed and maneuverability, and is a master of turning combat. In addition to two cannons, it can carry up to four guided air-to-air missiles.
  

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[h3]Get the “Helicopter wing patch” decal![/h3]
This decal is available for this special day!

“Helicopter wing patch” decal

When: From July 1st (09:00 GMT) until July 4th (09:00 GMT)
Task: Play 3 battles using Swedish aircraft at rank III or higher to receive the “Helicopter wing patch” decal.

Additional details:

• Your activity must not be below 70%.
  
• You can complete the task in random battles, except for Enduring Confrontation missions, and [Assault] mode.
  
• Track your progress in the hangar by clicking Nickname → Achievements → Holidays → Swedish Air Force Day.
  
• You can find the decal in the “Sweden → Aircraft” tab in the Customization menu.