Gaijin Entertainment released War Thunder's "Sky Odyssey" major update on September 16, 2026, adding a Greek vehicle roster folded into the Israel tech tree, a new Falklands-themed Ground Battles map called Darwin Hill, and a rework of how bombers take damage, according to Gaijin's official Sky Odyssey announcement. The update also converts three former limited-time event modes into permanent additions to the mode rotation. New pilots drawn in by the update can get up to speed with our War Thunder beginner's guide before spending their first Silver Lions.
Greece Joins War Thunder in the Sky Odyssey Update
Greece enters the game as a sub-tree under Israel, not as a standalone nation. The lineup spans multiple eras, from the piston-engined SB2C-5 and the F-84G-16-RE jet fighter through Cold War-era F-102A and F-86E(M) airframes, up to modern hardware like the A-7H attack jet, the Mirage F1CG, and the Rafale EG. On the ground, Greek armor includes a Leopard 2HEL main battle tank. Sky Odyssey also brings in vehicles for other nations, including India's Arjun Mk 1 tank and Indonesia's Harimau, both integrated into existing trees.
Darwin Hill and the Falkland Islands Map
Darwin Hill, the update's new Ground Battles map, draws its terrain from the Falkland Islands: open grassland broken up by scattered buildings, an airfield, and enough elevation change to give both armor and infantry-scale positions sightline options. Gaijin paired the new map with a visual overhaul of the existing Falkland Islands air battle location, adding higher-resolution terrain textures and additional ground detail.
Permanent Modes and Bomber Survivability
Three modes that had previously run only as timed events, Nuclear Escalation, Naval Confrontation, and Bullet Hell, are now selectable at any time through the mode menu. Sky Odyssey also reworks bomber survivability: Gaijin rebuilt hit zones and damage thresholds across piston and jet bombers, adjusting how engine damage, structural failures, and crew injuries interact so that heavier aircraft do not drop out of a fight from a single hit. Ground and naval battles got a reward change as well: when a player abandons a vehicle instead of fighting to the end, the eventual kill credit and rewards now go to the nearest enemy within range at a reduced value.
Hangar and Interface Changes
Rounding out the patch, the hangar's preset menu was redesigned with a dropdown layout and a higher preset cap, up from 18 to 25, while players can now choose between War Thunder's default map markers, NATO symbology, or Soviet-style icons. Sky Odyssey is available now on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox — for our full take on where the game stands going into this update, see our War Thunder review.