Today, after nearly five years, Squad has finally left the "Early Access" moniker behind and is now in full release. The 1.0 update adds a new map, Fallujah, that developer Offworld Industries said is "one of our most dense city environments to date," and a new faction, the Middle Eastern Alliance. The full release of Squad doesn't signal the end of development. The roadmap at joinsquad.com lays out plans leading into 2021 for new maps, factions, vehicles, gameplay changes, and more.
Squad is also on sale on Steam for $30/£24/€28—25 percent off the regular price—until September 30. The full, very long 1.0 patch notes are available here.
Also means that the price will go up 5 years is nothing. I'm still playing games that are alha/beta for allot longer than that. Glad that it's a full game now and no more bugs to report.