Next Major Update - Rumor Round-Up & Discussion (Part 1)

[_Renzo]

@joshje100

Yeah hopefully but also the J-35 alongside the F-35’s. That just leaves Russia without a 5th gen but they’d probably add the F-22, Su-57, and J-20 in the update directly after.

Oh yeah China should definitely get the J-35 at the same time.

Also doesn’t Russia have that super ugly Su-75? Or did they never build a full prototype for that?

@Code 649@live

That’s probably what will happen.

It’s also going to be the single biggest copy-paste event ever. F-35 for you, for you, AND ALSO, you!

I’d be happy, but I’m also biased since I want a Dutch F-35A that I can play.

(Please Gaijin I beg, don’t make the F-35A belgian like all the F-16s)

@Code 649@live

Also I don’t think the F-35s will be as ‘obsolete’ as you claim. Sure, they’re generally not any more useful than a F-15 WVR, however due to its tech it can do stuff the F-22 itself can’t do, so it’ll still be a capable aircraft even if they were added together.

Oh I meant obsolete in the same way as the J-10C, F-2A and all the Hornets were: Not bad or unusable, but highly iconic aircraft that were completely overshadowed by planes that were added too soon.

Maybe obsolete was the wrong word, but I couldn’t think of a different and better word to use.

[joshje100]

@__Renzo__

Also doesn’t Russia have that super ugly Su-75? Or did they never build a full prototype for that?

IIRC it’s set to make it’s first flight sometime this year.

Russia says Su-75 Checkmate stealth fighter almost ready for flight tests

[Smin1080p_WT]

Please dont crop answers without the follow up part at the end which is key for context.

[Morvran]

Why im hoping they can at least vary the loadouts a little

[Smin1080p_WT]

@Macron-Spokesman

That’s the thing, the user’s comment and Smin’s affirmation of it goes a bit beyond what the community update blog says.

Its literally reiterating what has already been said about plans and clarification on what Oxy has already said. Theres nothing new there.

[Zulizia]

original answer

Do we really have to wait 3 months just to get the F15EX?

Yes, thats entirely correct: “We’re happy to see the attention the game is getting and the enthusiasm for modern aviation, and today we want to talk a bit more about our plans regarding 4++ and 5th generation aircraft specifically. The game already has the first iconic examples of 4+ and 4++ generation aircraft, but we plan to add a few more of these aircraft to different research trees before moving on to 5th generation aircraft. At the moment for example, not all nations have top fighters …

[xef56]

@Smin1080p_WT why is it taking so long to fix the catapult ability for the j15t

[Macron-Spokesman]

@Smin1080p_WT

Its literally reiterating what has already been said about plans and clarification on what Oxy has already said. Theres nothing new there.

The user’s comment says we can expect 5th gen this year, is that the case just for clarification?

@Macron-Spokesman

I’m preatty sure somone from the Devs or any Warthunder employee, told that we could expect that stealth fighter could come in the second half of 2026.

[Smin1080p_WT]

I was clarifying that an official comment from the developers on the subject does indeed exist. Then linked to the exact quote so its not misunderstood.

[AydanL44_Hunter]

Please no, not that picture, I got ptsd from the hours we spent debating these pictures and wether the seeker was IR or laser…

[Smin1080p_WT]

@SPANISH_AVENGER

But it was long ago deemed by the devs that the brimstone launcher was a mockup and not functional thus not eligible for ingame implementation, sooo

Thats correct. Its confirmed by British sources directly to be a mockup. Nothing more.

The vehicle is not under any kind of consideration currently for now at least.

[EpicChicken22]

I dont know guys, but adding Stealth fighter isnt the best option, as i think the game meachnics should be fixed/added- (also more love to ww2)

[EpicChicken22]

becouse we all know how many problems and bugs there are

[AydanL44_Hunter]

Well we do know when it isn’t coming, that’s a good start.
Because as we all know, the missile knows where it is because it knows where it isn’t

[kitchkitch26]

Are we going to have some news about the April Fools event soon?

[MAUSWAFFE]

Also at least according to the guess, F-22/Su-57/J-20 will be first, F-35s come later.

[mineLo]

I can’t wait for them to be added to the game and to see the dissapointement in a lot of peoples faces when Gen 5s are not the OP jets they were making up in their heads.

There will be a lot of forum and reddit posts on that day.

[Code_649]

I care less about 5th gen and more about the next-gen IIR/ARH missiles 🤩

God, I really hope Gaijin pushes the map boundary to at least 200 x 200 km… AFAIK the engine can support it atm, if not with some hiccups.

[小小格温大受影响]

It is reasonable for the F22 and the F35 to appear together

[mineLo]

@Code 649@live

next-gen IIR/ARH missiles

the newer IIR missiles will be so busted. It’s gonna be an insane meta shift