# Squad Squad 10.0 Patch notes - Trident Strike - Product: Squad (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/squad) - Vendor: Offworld - Date: 2025-11-10 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/393380/view/612053330276911079 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/squad/releases/2025-11-10-squad-10.0-patch-notes-trident-strike What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — Added Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) faction as a conventional BLUFOR faction with modern and modernized Soviet-era equipment - **added** — Added 95th Air Assault Brigade battlegroup for AFU focused on high mobility with three helicopters and light vehicles - **added** — Added 1st Tank Brigade battlegroup for AFU focused on firepower with tracked vehicles and two main battle tanks - **added** — Added 11th Army Corps battlegroup for AFU as a combined arms option with tools for multiple scenarios - **added** — Added 10th Mountain Assault Brigade battlegroup for AFU focused on light infantry with AGS-17 emplacements and 5.56 Malyuk variants - **added** — Added 28th Mechanized Brigade battlegroup for AFU focused on tracked vehicles and IFVs - **added** — Added 58th Motorized Brigade battlegroup for AFU focused on wheeled vehicles and BTR-4 transport - **added** — Added 148th Artillery Brigade battlegroup for AFU focused on FOB construction and BM-21 Grad MLRS - **added** — Added 35th Marine Brigade battlegroup for AFU available on select amphibious assault layers - **added** — Added KrAZ-6322 utility truck with logistics, transport, and BM-21 Grad artillery variants - **added** — Added Kozak-2M1 open-top armored car with NSV heavy machinegun and AGS-17 auto grenade launcher variants - **added** — Added BMP-1TS modernized infantry fighting vehicle with amphibious capability - **added** — Added BTR-4 wheeled IFV with fully modeled interior for all crew and passengers, capable of sustained suppressive fire and guided AT missiles - **added** — Added T-64BM2 Bulat main battle tank with improved fire control and reactive armor - **added** — Added BRDM-2M1 closed-top armored car variant with fully modeled interior and additional interior seats compared to standard variant - **added** — Added MTLB tracked APC with logistics and PKT machinegun variants with unique AFU camo pattern - **added** — Added BMP-1 tracked IFV with unique AFU camo pattern - **added** — Added BMP-2 tracked IFV with unique AFU camo pattern - **added** — Added Mi-8MTV-5 transport helicopter with unique AFU camo pattern - **added** — Added Stugna-P ATGM emplacement for AFU ##### Welcome back Squaddies! Our 10.0 update is just around the corner, releasing at 11:00AM PT (7:00PM GMT) this Wednesday 12th November! **The Trident Strike update** introduces the **Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) faction, bug fixes, systems and gameplay updates, **and **balancing,** as well as a **new pack of weapon skins, a new pack of emotes, **and **updates to the store and customization screens.** ##### Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) Faction The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are a conventional BLUFOR faction. With modern weapons and vehicles it has all the tools needed to take on conventional REDFOR and Independent factions in the game. Their equipment focuses on a mix of indigenously-produced Ukrainian and modernized Soviet-era equipment. ##### AFU Units: - 95th Air Assault Brigade (Air Assault) - The 95th air assault brigade is the Air Assault battlegroup for AFU. They focus on high mobility with access to three helicopters available immediately, and a variety of light vehicles. - 1st Tank Brigade (Armored) - The 1st Tank Brigade is the Armored battlegroup for AFU. They focus on firepower over speed, with access to tracked vehicles and two main battle tanks. - 11th Army Corps (Combined Arms) - The 11th Army Corps is the Combined Arms battlegroup for AFU. Jack of all trades, master of none, they have tools for every scenario but lack a focus in any one area. - 10th Mountain Assault Brigade (Light Infantry) - The 10th Mountain Assault Brigade is the Light Infantry Battlegroup for AFU. They focus on infantry combat and mobility with access to the AGS-17 grenade launcher emplacements, access to the 5.56 variants of the Malyuk, extra Heavy-Anti Tank role availability, and a variety of MRAPs and light vehicles. - 28th Mechanized Brigade (Mechanized) - The 28th Mechanized Brigade is the Mechanized Battlegroup for AFU. They focus on using tracked vehicles and IFVs, using firepower and protection to move infantry close to the enemy for intense assaults. - 58th Motorized Brigade (Motorized) - The 58th Motorized Brigade is the Motorized Battlegroup for AFU. They focus on wheeled vehicles and IFVs, making use of the BTR-4 to move mechanized infantry quickly around the battlefield. - 148th Artillery Brigade (Support) - The 148th Artillery Brigade is the Support Battlegroup for AFU. They focus on FOB construction with access to extra logistics vehicles, emplacements, as well as artillery - fielding the BM-21 Grad MLRS. ‍ - 35th Marine Brigade (Amphibious Assault) - The 35th Marine Brigade is the Amphibious Assault battlegroup for AFU. This battlegroup is only available on select amphibious assault invasion layers, focusing on amphibious vehicles and overwhelming firepower. ‍ ##### AFU Vehicles: ##### KrAZ-6322 Utility Truck _3 Variants - Logistics, Transport, BM-21 Grad Artillery_ The KrAZ-6322 is a rugged, multi-purpose Ukrainian military truck that serves as the backbone of logistics and mobility on the battlefield. In Squad, it fulfils multiple vital roles: ferrying infantry to the front lines, delivering construction and ammunition supplies to forward bases, and acting as the chassis for the fearsome BM-21 rocket artillery system. ‍ ##### Kozak-2M1 Open-Top Armored Car _2 Variants - NSV Heavy Machinegun, AGS-17 Auto Grenade Launcher_ The Kozak-2M1 is a Ukrainian MRAP designed for patrol, convoy escort, and protected troop transport across rough terrain. Seating 9 troops, in Squad it serves as a mobile, armored force multiplier—getting squads safely to objectives while offering immediate suppressive fire and light fire-support. We include two combat variants: one fitted with an NSV 12.7mm heavy machine gun for long-range suppression and light anti-material tasks, and a second armed with an AGS-17 automatic grenade launcher for area suppression and clearing cover. ‍ ##### BMP-1TS Tracked IFV The BMP-1TS is a modernized infantry fighting vehicle built from the classic BMP-1 chassis, upgraded for impr _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/393380/view/612053330276911079]_