Roadmap for the Il-2 Series Games for 2026–2027
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1C Game Studios has unveiled plans for the next two years for the IL-2 series of games. By the end of 2026, the flight simulator "Korea" will introduce a training mode and leaderboards in multiplayer. For the previous game in the series, "IL-2: Sturmovik," the development of the expansion "Odessa and Leningrad: Defense and Liberation" will be completed by the end of the year.

In the first quarter of 2027, an expansion titled "Carrier Aviation" will be released for "Korea." In it, players will be able to take to the skies in five new carrier-based aircraft, accurately recreated from historical documents, photographs, and technical materials:

  • F9F-2 Panther
  • F2H-2 Banshee
  • AD-4 Skyraider
  • F4U-4 Corsair
  • FB MK.11 Sea Fury

The expansion will include both jet and propeller aircraft used by the United States and the United Kingdom. Each aircraft will feature historically accurate armament, equipment, and systems for operation on aircraft carriers, including folding wings, reinforced landing gear, and arrestor hooks.

In addition to player-controlled aircraft, the expansion will feature the AI-controlled helicopter HO3S-1 – a maritime rescue variant from the Sikorsky S-51/H-5 family.

"Korea: Carrier Aviation" will also add an Essex-class aircraft carrier in the post-war SCB-27A modernization. This ship, 274 meters long, had a displacement of 40,000 tons and could carry up to 80 aircraft.

Other features of the aircraft carrier include:

  • Three aircraft elevators connecting the hangar to the flight deck.
  • Two forward hydraulic catapults.
  • A detailed hangar extending from bow to stern.
  • Historically accurate radar systems and anti-aircraft armament.

Maximum speed of 32 knots, improving conditions for takeoff and landing of aircraft.

In the "Great Battles" series, three expansions will be released in 2027. In the first – "Bombers" – for the first time in the series, multi-seat bombers and reconnaissance aircraft will be introduced.

Four models available at launch:

  • Fw-189A-2 Uhu
  • A-20G-25 Havoc
  • B-25C/D Mitchell
  • B-26B Marauder

Each aircraft will feature meticulously recreated interiors for all crew positions, historically accurate defensive armament, bomb sights, bomb load options, and equipment.

Some aircraft will also be represented in various configurations. The A-20 will include the base A-20G-25, the A-20J with a glassed nose and Norden bomb sight, as well as a Soviet torpedo bomber variant. The B-25C/D will receive American, British, and Soviet configurations with corresponding bombs and targeting equipment.

All four aircraft will be integrated into the "Pilot Career" mode. Historically accurate squadrons will be added for relevant countries, allowing players to use the new aircraft on both the Eastern and Western fronts.

Also, in the first half of 2027, collectible aircraft P-47 Thunderbolt and P-39Q Airacobra will be added to "Great Battles."

All expansions will be available on the official IL-2 website and on Steam. Exact early access and release dates will be announced later.