Air to Air UAV kill

Yes, it was only practice.  However, I suspect that we will see more of this over the next 20 years.

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B-52 upgrade

No, not the new Modelcollect kit.  The actual aircraft.  Story here.

F-22 v. F-35

Apparently the F-22 and F-35 recently went head to head in wargames.  Which aircraft came out on top is a big secret.

F-15X

Looks like this proposal is being considered again.  I think it makes sense.

Modelcollect B-52G

Test build here.  I can live with that wing droop.

Russia, Russia, Russia

With Russia in the news lately, it is worth noting that the US is making huge investments in countries close to the Russian border to upgrade their ability to host and support US forces.

Lasers

China has developed a hand-held laser. It looks to be mainly useful for crowd control and maybe anti-terror operations at the moment.

The US may put laser weapons on the F-35.  Interesting.

Not to be outdone, the US Army is going to field a 100Kw laser for anti-drone, anti-mortar defense.

B-21

Story here.  Interesting that the B-21 program is on a fast track.

Modelcollect B-52

More test shots.  Man I am really looking forward to this.

Not good news

If Chinese forces are actively using lasers to try an blind our pilots, you have to think that the Chinese are willing to up the tensions between the two countries.  I wonder if this was a local commander or some local troops going off script.  If not, that worries me.