16 July 2021

Dear Fighter Pilots, Partners and Friends,

DCS: Normandy is receiving enhancements to airfields, buildings, forests and fields. Frame-rate improvements and the Level of Detail (LOD) for objects has also been optimised. We are planning for these updates to be included in the next Open Beta.

Progress on DCS: Ka-50 Black Shark 3 is exciting with fine detail 3D design work on the Klimov TV3-117VMA turboshaft engines, gearbox and rotor system nearing completion. Check out the In Development screenshots, we hope you will be impressed.

The Rise of the Persian Lion is a new campaign by our third party content maker Badger633 and is being released as part of the next Open Beta. More and more third party campaign makers are joining DCS. If you are interested to know more about the opportunities and wish to become a campaign maker, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.

This Saturday, 17th of July, tune in for a feast of flying fun with The Virtual Air Tattoo Airshow by The Royal Air Force Charitable Trust Enterprises. Six hours of FREE action will stream live on social media. Virtual flying aces are going to perform exhilarating aerobatic displays, with precision accuracy. Take a look at the all new Virtual Air Tattoo.

Thank you for your passion and support.

Yours sincerely,

Eagle Dynamics Team

DCS: Normandy

Development Progress

DCS: Normandy by Ugra Media is receiving updated colour and splatmap textures for fields and buildings. Airfield textures have also been improved and multiple bugs at Evreux, Funtington, Maupertus, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer and St. Pierre du Mont airfields have been fixed. Taxiway issues at Azeville, Barville, Evreux and Lantheuil have also been resolved.

Performance improvements when flying low over dense forest areas are noticeable. Individual tree types including; Amur Oak, Black Ash, Pine, Riverbirch and Sugar Maple are now more distinguishable and lifelike.

DCS: Ka-50 Black Shark 3

Development Progress

We are pleased to present the progress to the engines, transmission and rotor head. As you can imagine, the propulsion system will be visible when the fuselage is damaged during combat or when under maintenance.

The twin 2,400 hp Klimov TV3-117VMA turboshaft engines are mounted high on the fuselage above the wings. Note how the semicircular air intakes and exhausts are turned outward and the level of detail the modellers have put into these components. Everything is being recreated using exact drawings to a real-world scale.

Rise of the Persian Lion

F/A-18C Hornet Campaign

As another sunrise breaks over the shimmering Iranian desert, things in the Gulf are about to change. Fuelled by international sanctions, Iran’s new and aggressive leader has sworn to take control of the Straits of Hormuz. In response, an international force has been deployed to the region with the USS Abraham Lincoln at its heart. This Campaign follows on from Ford’s exploits aboard USS John C Stennis in the Serpent’s Head 2 Campaign.

This campaign will become available in the next Open Beta 2.7.4 update and can be available for download on our eshop and on Steam.

Thank you again for your passion and support,

Yours sincerely,

Eagle Dynamics Team