Fortnite yanks Precision Air Strike from Battle Royale after players turn a hidden glitch into map-dominating mayhem.
The second one, which was eagerly awaited by the players, was Precision Airstrike, which calls in a series of targeted airstrikes in an area, but only is a single-use item. However, soon after the item was added, players were quick enough to find an exploit that allowed them to use the item infinitely, and as a result, Epic has now vaulted it.
Fortnite Vaults Precision Air Strike Item Following Infinite Use Exploit
Epic Games pulled the Precision Air Strike from Fortnite vaults after players uncovered an infinite use glitch. The item let users spam strikes without limits by chaining exploits, overwhelming matches with nonstop destruction. Developers acted fast with a hotfix to block the bug and yanked the weapon from rotation, restoring balance while they patch the core issue. Players can now check patch notes for updates on its potential return.
In Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 4, Epic has Twitter the Precision Air Strike item shortly after its addition, players discovered an exploit that allowed them to use the item more than just its intended one time usage.
Well, this was fun while it lasted lol pic.twitter.com/V6sKSxb8Rv
— EckoTheFox (@EckoTheFox) August 27, 2025
The exploit could be carried out by using the item once and quickly removing it from your inventory. This would then allow the air strike to be called in, and at the same time, the item would still be available for players to claim and use it again, as long as they repeated this loop of using and removing the item from their inventory.
This allowed players to bombard a POI with multiple strikes, eventually dominating the entire lobby in mere seconds. While Epic has not confirmed when the item will be added back, we hope there’s going to be a certain delay added, which will prevent the item from being dropped from the inventory altogether.
When will Epic re-enable the Precision Air Strike
Epic Games re-enabled Precision Air Strike on August 30, 2025, after a quick bug fix. The item was disabled on August 27 due to the infinite-use exploit but returned to Fortnite Battle Royale shortly after. No further disables or re-enables have been noted since then as of January 2026.
Timeline
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Introduced: August 26, 2025, via update 37.10.
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Disabled: August 27, 2025, for the exploit allowing repeated uses by dropping/re-equipping.
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Re-enabled: August 30, 2025, with the bug resolved.
Current Status
The item functions as a single-use Legendary consumable, obtainable from chests, Drop Pods, and bunkers. Epic announced its return via social media, confirming normal operation without the prior glitch. A later November 2025 report mentioned a separate charging issue in custom modes, but this did not impact Battle Royale.
What was the infinite use exploit for Precision Air Strike
The infinite use exploit for Precision Air Strike involved a simple inventory manipulation trick. Players activated the item to trigger its airstrike effect, then quickly dropped it from their inventory before it fully registered as consumed. This allowed them to pick it back up and repeat the process indefinitely, spamming devastating barrages across the map.
Exploit Mechanics
Players equipped the single-use Legendary item, aimed and fired to call in the airstrike, then rapidly dropped it via inventory menu. The airstrike animation proceeded while the drop preserved the item’s slot, enabling pickup and reuse without cooldown or limit. This loop broke gameplay balance, letting one player dominate lobbies by obliterating structures and squads repeatedly.
Impact and Fix
Videos demonstrated entire points of interest wiped out in seconds, prompting Epic to disable the item on August 27, 2025. They re-enabled it around August 30 after patching the inventory glitch, likely by adding a drop prevention delay during activation. The fix restored its intended single-use function in Battle Royale.
