Broken Arrow

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Anniversary Update
Thu, 2 July 2026



Foreword

For the past 3 months the Private Test Environment (our beta branch) has been running. What was initially supposed to be a shorter 2 to 4 weeks test ended up creeping in scope, with some features needing time to be refined and players requesting balance changes in the meantime when it wasn't our initial goal.

As a result we ended up splitting the community into two groups not really playing the same game and becoming less and less compatible with each other as time passed. Some preferring PTE, others preferring the live version, all agreeing that no version is perfect but that keeping both is detrimental.

The objective of this patch is to re-unify our community back into a single version. We have heard the feedback from players who actively participated in the PTE as well as those who were disappointed by it and went back to the live version.

This patch is not the removal of one version or another, it's a fusion of both, a new shared foundation for future improvements.

Sincerely, Steel Balalaika Team


User interface

•     Return to battlegroup time is now displayed in the statistics card of units.
•     Automatic weapons damage is now expressed per second.
•     Added a timer animation when infantry exits a transport.
•     Added a low altitude flight indicator for helicopters.
•     Defensive smoke ability deployment delay is now feedbacked on the label of the unit.

Designer's note: This delay is not new, only the visual feedback.
You cannot use smoke at the last moment, grenades take a short time to deploy and when missiles lose track of the target they don't instantly crash into the ground so there is a chance that they randomly hit the target through the smoke.

Technical

•     Fixed several null-reference errors and recurring exceptions.
•     Fixed an exception occurring when multiple supply trucks were selected.
•     Fixed soldiers occasionally remaining alive inside destroyed transports.
•     Fixed multiplayer synchronization of infantry stress.
•     Fixed helicopters moving closer to targets despite already being within weapon range.
•     Fixed helicopters repeatedly resetting targets they could not aim at.
•     Fixed static radar mode sometimes staying activated while a unit was moving.
•     Fixed infantry stress being applied from only one source per frame.
•     Improved projectile interception calculations.
•     Added validation for invalid ammunition data received during network combat.
•     Added missing localization for new abilities and interface elements.
•     Improved Supply and Repair system performance.
•     Optimized unit transform processing.
•     Reduced garbage collection in the combat target-scoring system.

Maps

•     New zone layout for the maps "Oil Rush" and "Highway of Death"

Read on....

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The Current Situation
Mon, July 13, 2026



Following the release of version 1.1.0.3, it became clear that the update did not meet the expectations of the vast majority of the community.

This is primarily because too few of the changes from the testing branch made it into the update, along with several new gameplay features that sparked widespread criticism. In its current state, we consider this update to have fallen short.



Our dev team has adjusted its plans and begun reviewing what made it into the update and what didn't, focusing on the changes that had already been tested on the PTE while continuing work in that direction. Put simply, we got this one wrong, and we're now working to set things right. We're preparing to release another major update before the end of this month, with more details to follow as they become available through our official channels.


— Steel Balalaika Team

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Broken Arrow: Russian Guard DLC
Wed, 22 July 2026




Release Date: Coming soon
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About This Content

As the conflict escalates, a new Russian specialization becomes available. Combining experienced infantry, modern artillery, advanced air defense systems, and massed armored vehicles, the Internal Troops expand the Russian arsenal with powerful new tactical options.

Take command of a brand-new force across two new maps and two dedicated scenarios.


Russian Guard DLC includes:

• A new Russian Guard specialisation for the Russian faction
• 8 infantry squads with 20 unique weapon loadouts
• 31 new ground and air units
• 2 new maps: Daugavpils and Coal Mountain
• 2 new scenarios featuring the Russian Guard
• A new AI army for Skirmish mode
• A new hangar theme

A new Russian specialization
The Russian Guard combines elite security formations, reserve infantry, armored vehicles, and powerful support assets into a versatile fighting force capable of adapting to a wide range of battlefield roles.

Deploy Rosgvardiya, BARS, Reservists, Spetsnaz Alpha, FSB Snipers, Border Guards, and Spetsnaz Vympel, supported by reconnaissance vehicles, armored transports, heavy artillery, and modern air defense systems.


Filling The Ranks
Expand your battlegroup with an extensive arsenal of reservist Russian equipment, with some modern surprises.

Out mass the enemy by pressing endless T-62 and T-72A tanks back into service, alongside Tigr, BPM-97 Vystrel, Typhoon-K, and the unmanned Uran-9.

Deliver devastating fire support with the 2S43 Malva, 9K512 Uragan-1M, 9K58 Kama, and TOS-2 Tosochka, while protecting your forces with layered air defense systems including the Pantsir-S1, Tor-M1-2U, S-400 Triumf, and Tigr Gibka.

Support your operations with helicopters such as the Ka-50 Black Shark, Ka-60 Kasatka, and Mi-8AMTSh-VN, or flood the skies with the MiG-31BM, MiG-31K, and Yak-130, while carefully managing assets such as the Tu-95, An-26, and the stealth S-70 Okhotnik.


New battlefields
Fight across two new locations designed for distinct tactical challenges.

• Daugavpils – Dense urban combat across a strategic border city.
• Coal Mountain – An elevated industrial stronghold where artillery positions dominate the battlefield.