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Delta Force Season Aurora Is Live With a New Operator, a Beach Assault Map and the AN-94

OFFICIAL Written by GPN · Nov 11, 2026, 5:00 AM ET · Delta Force · Gaming

Delta Force's new season is live. Season Aurora rolled out on November 10 as a no-downtime update across PC, mobile, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, with the PC update going live at 02:00 UTC.

New Operator

The headline addition is Martelo, real name Veronica Cardozo, a new Assault Operator. Her Ariete ability lets her charge forward behind a battering ram, reducing frontal damage during the charge and ending with a heavy strike that damages and knocks down nearby enemies. She can also leap and slam the Ariete into the ground ahead. Her Smoke Halo fires a ring of smoke grenades from a shoulder launcher, and her Guerreira passive briefly boosts movement and reload speed after a knockdown or when her health drops low.

Maps

Warfare gets a new beach assault map, Zenith Port, where G.T.I. forces storm the shore under fleet cover. Its Riptide event triggers when intercepted missiles explode in the sea, sending huge waves across the battlefield and pushing fights onto the rooftops, while amphibious vehicles rise and fall with the swell. Operations map Brakkesh gets a major 2.0 rework built around a faction clash between Haavk Corp and the Ahsarah Guard.

Weapons and Ammo

The AN-94 assault rifle joins the arsenal, chambered in 5.45x39mm. Five new ammo types arrive with it, including .300BLK TIV and TTV explosive rounds that detonate after consecutive hits, 5.56x45mm CINDER incendiary rounds that set targets burning, plus 9x19mm 7N30 and 5.45mm SPALL armour-piercing options.

Modes and Missions

A new hard AZ3 mode, Supercritical, runs from December 18, 2026 to January 25, 2027. It requires Operations Level 30 and a 600,000 Tekniq Alloys entry fee. Season 12 missions begin with a fresh mission line, while all Season 11 mission progress has been reset.

Gameplay Tuning

Warfare vehicle balance gets a pass: TV-guided missiles can now be intercepted and destroyed mid-flight, transport helicopter pilots earn 120 assist points, and the Amphibious LSV's flamethrower heats up and cools down faster. Detonation mode gets a reworked map layout, clearer bomb site indicators and a scoreboard that ranks players by actual damage dealt.

Systems

Players can now upload images and videos when reporting issues on PC, 1v1 voice chat arrives in rooms and matches, and new achievements include Genius Ratty, One More Can and Pro Hunter.

Facts gathered from

• Steam

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