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Three fighter jets flying low over a desert highway amid explosions with a helicopter behind them in GTA Online: San Andreas Mercenaries.

GTA Online: San Andreas Mercenaries takes the fight to Merryweather on June 13

Rockstar announces San Andreas Mercenaries for GTA Online: Charlie Reed, the Los Santos Angels, an upgraded Avenger, the trailer and all confirmed improvements.

This article is from June 2, 2023. Some details may have changed since then.

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On June 2, 2023, Rockstar unveiled GTA Online’s big summer update: San Andreas Mercenaries, arriving free on June 13 for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC, with a trailer following on June 6. This time the enemy is Merryweather Security, the state’s biggest private army, which is crushing every rival across Southern San Andreas.

Charlie Reed and the Los Santos Angels

The lead is Charlie Reed, the aircraft mechanic and ace pilot players know from the smuggling hangar. Charlie is putting together a squad of pilots and mercenaries — the Los Santos Angels — to take private contracts: stealing data from server farms, raiding targets and bombing high-value sites across the state.

A mercenary leaning out of an aircraft door at night as paratroopers drift down towards an aircraft carrier.
A man in a sleeveless military tee with arms crossed inside a hangar.

The Avenger takes centre stage

The Mammoth Avenger becomes an airborne command centre with a new Operations Terminal and weapons upgrades. There’s good news for newcomers too: it can be stored and customised in your Hangar, and you’ll even be able to own one without a Hangar or Facility. Rockstar also teased new ground-based smuggling missions and pop-up chances to rob moving targets of cash and goods.

The Mammoth Avenger flying over the city and firing amid explosions.
Four armed characters posing next to an off-roader in a dim warehouse.

How to get ready

To hit the ground running on June 13, the smart move is owning a Hangar (ideally with a workshop) and an Avenger, which will be the gateway to the new content. Own neither? No problem: Rockstar confirmed the Avenger will no longer require any property.

Confirmed improvements

Alongside new random events, a Tactical SMG built for drive-bys and daily time trials, the update will bring community-requested changes:

  • Claim all destroyed vehicles at once when calling Mors Mutual.
  • A hold-to-sprint option.
  • Custom tags for garages.
  • The Willard Eudora and Classique Broadway become eligible for Taxi Work.
  • More props and weather types (including snow) in the Creator.

These add to the improvements made since GTA Online launched on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S: ray-traced reflections, the Career Builder, the Gun Van, the 50-car garage, the license plate creator and Taxi Work.

A purple muscle car drifting down a dirt track chased by an armed off-roader.

What happened next

The update landed on schedule. Everything it included, from Project Overthrow to the new vehicles, is in our article on the San Andreas Mercenaries launch.