{"id":26974,"date":"2026-11-10T11:39:49","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T11:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/?p=26974"},"modified":"2026-11-10T11:39:51","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T11:39:51","slug":"war-thunder-eagles-shadow-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/en-gb\/war-thunder-eagles-shadow-update\/","title":{"rendered":"War Thunder Eagle’s Shadow Update: F-15EX, the H-39 Battleship, DLSS 5 and Everything Revealed So Far"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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War Thunder Eagle’s Shadow<\/strong> is the next major update for Gaijin’s military vehicle game, and the dev blogs so far promise a lot: the F-15EX<\/strong> and Israel’s F-15IA Ra’am<\/strong> at Rank IX, Germany’s giant H-39<\/strong> battleship, cluster bombs<\/strong> in Air Battles, NVIDIA DLSS 5<\/strong>, and a rebuilt look for dirt, snow, water, muzzle flashes and the sky. Gaijin hasn’t announced a release date yet, saying only that the update is “not far off now”. Here’s everything revealed up to 10 November.<\/p>\n

Eagle’s Shadow at a glance<\/h2>\n\n
Release date<\/strong><\/td>Not announced (“not far off”, Gaijin, 10 November)<\/td><\/tr>\n
Headline jets<\/strong><\/td>F-15EX (USA) and F-15IA Ra’am (Israel), Rank IX<\/td><\/tr>\n
New ships<\/strong><\/td>H-39 battleship (Germany, Rank VII)<\/td><\/tr>\n
Other aircraft<\/strong><\/td>Su-15TM interceptor (USSR, Rank VI), Fulmar Mk.II (Britain, Rank I)<\/td><\/tr>\n
New weapons<\/strong><\/td>Cluster bombs in Air Battles, AIM-120D, SLAM-ER, R-98 missiles<\/td><\/tr>\n
Graphics<\/strong><\/td>DLSS 5, new dirt and snow, water reflections, muzzle flashes, smoke tracers, vapor, clouds<\/td><\/tr>\n
Price<\/strong><\/td>Free to play<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n

When is the War Thunder Eagle’s Shadow release date?<\/h2>\n

Not announced yet. In the H-39 dev blog on 10 November, Gaijin says the update is “not far off now” and to “stay tuned”. Dev blogs usually run in the weeks before a major update, so watch for the official date and the changelog. Gaijin also notes that vehicle specifications “may be subject to revision” before release.<\/p>\n

What are the F-15EX and F-15IA Ra’am in War Thunder?<\/h2>\n

The update’s namesake jets arrive at Rank IX<\/strong> for the USA and Israel. Gaijin’s dev blog<\/a> says the F-15EX will be “the most heavily armed fighter in the game” and one of its best fourth-generation fighters:<\/p>\n