Rainbow Six Siege Operation Split Fire goes live on September 1, 2026. It is the third season of Year 11, and it brings a new defender to Team Rainbow’s roster. This season marks the second-ever ranked 3.0 playlist, with further updates going live, while a new Legend Division opens up for the best of the best at the top of the leaderboards.
With plenty more set to arrive at launch, let us go over the Rainbow Six Siege Operation Split Fire countdown and start time details for all regions.
Rainbow Six Siege Operation Split Fire start time for all regions
Year 11 Season 3 goes live on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at 10 am EDT / 2 pm UTC. This release time is consistent across all platforms, and players will be able to jump right into the game after a short server maintenance downtime.
Let us have a look at all the regional timings for the launch of Y11S3.
Rainbow Six Siege Operation Split Fire live countdown
Here is a timer that counts down until the release of Y11S3 in Rainbow Six Siege:
Additional information about R6 Siege latest seasonal update
Rainbow Six Siege Y11S3 brings a new defender who specializes in stopping shields in their tracks. With a lethal selection of weapons available, Noor will make his debut in Y11S3 on newly modernized maps and a special targeted map update for Villa.
Furthermore, a new Drone Racing event and a 3v3 Arcade mode arrive later in Year 11 Season 3. Also check out the new balancing changes that tune SMG-12 as well as the Designated Marksman Rifles (DMRs) on defense.
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Edited by Sankalpa Das