Battlefield 6's August 18 Update Adds Fighter Jets, Wake Island, and Assisted Flying

EA's Battlefield 6 update 1.4.2.0 goes live August 18 at 08:00 UTC across all platforms, launching the Top Gun event alongside the returning Wake Island map, an expanded Tsuru Reef, two new fighter jets, the Interdictor sniper rifle, and new air-combat modes in Carrier Strike and Gauntlet. A new Airplane Control Assist option flies the jet toward your camera view and manages pitch, roll, and yaw for newer pilots. The patch also touches vehicles, weapons, audio, and underwater play.