Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4‘s beta will feature 17 Killstreaks, but most of them will require players to reach specific levels before they can be equipped. UAV, Artillery Beacon, and Attack Helicopter will already be unlocked, while Air Lockdown sits at the top of the beta’s progression track at Level 55.
The first beta weekend is scheduled to begin at 11:00 AM PT on August 21 and run through 10:00 AM PT on August 25. The full beta schedule and content breakdown includes the Killstreak-focused multiplayer test alongside other Modern Warfare 4 features.
All 17 Modern Warfare 4 Beta Killstreaks
Killstreak requirements and account-level unlocks are separate here. A streak may need only three, five, seven, nine, or 11 kills during a match, but it still might remain unavailable until the required beta level is reached.
| Killstreak | Kills Required | Beta Unlock |
|---|---|---|
| UAV | 3 | Already unlocked |
| Bomb Glider | 3 | Unlocked at Level 6 |
| Care Package | 3 | Unlocked at Level 9 |
| Impact Warhead | 3 | Unlocked at Level 12 |
| Artillery Beacon | 5 | Already unlocked |
| Crossfire | 5 | Unlocked at Level 20 |
| Combat Drone | 5 | Unlocked at Level 26 |
| Counter UAV | 5 | Unlocked at Level 31 |
| Wheelson | 7 | Unlocked at Level 16 |
| Missile Salvo | 7 | Unlocked at Level 24 |
| Railgun Sentry | 7 | Unlocked at Level 38 |
| Attack Helicopter | 9 | Already unlocked |
| Deathstalker | 9 | Unlocked at Level 35 |
| Advanced UAV | 9 | Unlocked at Level 40 |
| Argonaut | 9 | Unlocked at Level 45 |
| Gunship | 11 | Unlocked at Level 51 |
| Air Lockdown | 11 | Unlocked at Level 55 |
The Nuke Is Returning, but Beta Access Is Unclear
Nukes have been confirmed to return in Modern Warfare 4, although it is still unknown whether players will be able to call one in during the beta. The usual Call of Duty reward requires a 25-kill streak, but that number has not been confirmed for this game.
Activision has shown a short Nuke cutscene in which the player shoots into the sky while flipping off the explosion below. The footage confirms that the reward is part of the wider game, but it does not answer whether the Nuke will be active in the beta or reveal its final kill requirement.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
Developed by Infinity Ward
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is a first-person shooter and the follow-up to Modern Warfare III (2023), continuing the rebooted Modern Warfare storyline. The campaign is set during a North Korean invasion of South Korea and features dual perspectives: a young South Korean soldier named Private Park facing his first combat deployment, and Captain Price operating outside official channels on a personal mission. The game also includes multiplayer with 6v6 core maps, large-scale vehicle combat maps, and a dynamic map system called Kill Block that reshapes layouts between rounds. A DMZ extraction mode is also featured. The game is released exclusively on current-generation platforms and PC.
- Genre Shooter
- Platforms Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
- Perspective First person
- Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Release October 23, 2026
- Publisher Activision
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