Welcome to the Community Radar, or as we also call it: #COMRAD. We're here to showcase another batch of incredible community content that was shared recently. Check it out!
COM-ART
Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division accept the surrender of a Jagdpanther SPG's surviving crew member during the Battle of Normandy in this screenshot by Krokette.
Livonian Defense Force (LDF) convoy of Challenger 2s along with its infantry support are caught completely off-guard by an enemy ambush in this explosive image by Frame Works.
Can you feel the power with this exciting screenshot by davinze? Three different iconic attack helicopters are featured - the AH-99J Python, the AH-64D Apache Longbow, and the AH-1Z Viper!
A lone sniper, all ghillied up, patiently lies in wait for their target in this foreboding image by Ninestorm Nouzen Greyhound.
COM-DEV
Having recently learned how to make handAnims, Sparky has been working on some new weapons for their JSDF Overhauled mod. This includes the Type 64 and the Type 89 rifles. You can follow Sparky on X to learn more about development of JSDF Overhauled as well as the Japan 2035 mod.
The developers of the recently announced Broken Pact - Livonia 1939 mod have been teasing screenshots of assets over the past few months. The leather jerkin is just one of the first few infantry assets coming to the mod. Broken Pact will focus on depicting the fictional Armaverse country of Livonia at the outbreak of the Second World War. The small Baltic nation finds itself caught between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union - how will the country survive? We will know soon with the initial release of the mod!
KiloSwiss has recently updated their Automatic ViewDistance mod to version 2.0. This update brings updates and improvements that should improve gameplay for players across all types of scenarios. You should download the mod from the Steam Workshop, and try it in conjunction with the performance optimizations found in the recently released Arma 3 Update 2.20!
Scenario creator Chris P. Bacon has released a new single-player mission to the Steam Workshop! Headhunting is set a year after the end of the Altian Civil War, with Task Force Aegis assisting in rebuilding efforts for the island nation. Somehow, Colonel Georgious Akhanteros, former dictator of the previous military junta, has returned and is amassing militant followers. A UKSF team is deployed to capture Akhanteros and stop this threat to peace in Altis.
The scenario uses the excellent Arma 3 Aegis mod for factions and equipment. Check it out today!
COM-OPS
Over the past few months, Grupo Armados, Ejército Español De La Otan, Grupo Rhino ArmA, Clan_BAF, and Clan B.E.A.R. have been playing a series of inter-unit team vs. team matches against each other! You can watch all of these matches on YouTube by visiting Hellboy_ES's channel.
OFCRA has been hosting Arma team vs. team events - both small and large - since 2007. Recently, they celebrated another year of operations with a review of 2024. You can watch the YouTube video detailing the year by LeoRigel right here.
Here is to a great 2025! Maybe there will be a chance for Arma Community Manager LeClair to join in on an OFCRA Thursday session soon! You can learn more about OFCRA and their weekly events by visiting their Discord server.
Martin Cvrček has issued a PLANTREP for 2025! Back in 2016, Bohemia Interactive issued press kits for Arma 3 Apex's release that were centered around a real plant. It looks like Martin's mother has been taking great care of the plant over the years, and it recently bloomed for the first time!
On July 12th, MrJayDarlington will be running the fifth iteration of their Battle of Britain Arma 3 event. Arma Community Manager LeClair attended last year's event - which you can watch a VOD of on YouTube here.
COM-VIDEO
The elite commandos of Ignis Corp are sent into the Vietnam jungle to find a downed plane full of deadly Novochok gas - nothing goes to plan during Operation Mad Dash in this hilarious video from FRANKIEonPC!
Community legend Viper1Zero has recently released a video that gives a solid overview of the new content, features, and of course the performance optimizations that developer dedmen has brought to Arma 3 with Update 2.20.
COM-STREAM
For this year's Anzac Day, Arma content creator UselessFodder participated in and livestreamed a Vietnam-era cooperative scenario for the community to enjoy!
Mission: SIGINT has tracked increased movement around the village of Lang Long Huong in the Phuoc Tuy Province, which has previously been identified as a key point in the region's Viet Cong supply chain. During this movement they have fortified a position on the top of hill Nui Dinh. Elements of 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR), are tasked with destroying enemies and their installations within the AO.
You can follow UselessFodder on X, Twitch, and YouTube!
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If you would like to suggest content for next month's #COMRAD, make sure you tag @ArmaPlatform or #Arma3 on X, or submit your suggestions to LeClair on X, Discord, or on our forums.