One of our Technical Moderators has written an app to help players keep track of the News that is often posted onto the Forum and then later onto Steam. Steam players could benefit from this app as they no longer get the launcher screens displaying when launching the game. The app is written by a dedicated player of the game, but is not 'endorsed' by Gaijin. They have played no part in its creation. But it could well help folks keep up with all the news related to War Thunder.
https://old-forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/549057-wtnews-get-notified-of-forum-news/