USS Preble is the service’s first destroyer to be equipped with the HELIOS 60-kilowatt directed energy laser system. A stunning image from earlier this month depicting the U.S. Navy’s High ...

That's finally changing, though. The Army's high energy laser program is moving forward, and the U.S. Navy has been testing its HELIOS system on the USS Preble (DDG 88).

An AI-generated video, based on an official photograph, showing the U.S. Navy testing a directed energy weapon from a naval ship has been shared on social media as if the footage is real. A Navy ...

The US Navy demonstrated its new HELIOS laser weapon that intercepts enemy drones, missiles, and sensors. The Pentagon’s annual Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) report shows the ...

This post is also available in: עברית (Hebrew)The U.S. Navy has recently demonstrated the capabilities of its High-Energy Laser with an Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system, ...

The U.S. Navy has a shiny new toy capable of downing drones at the speed of light and for pennies on the dollar. Called the High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-Dazzler, or HELIOS, the U.S. Navy ...

Fact Check: Social media users are claiming a video shows the USS Preble firing a laser weapon. One user wrote, “The US Navy released a clip of the USS Preble firing a HELIOS laser weapon.

The USS Preble was forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, on October 12, 2024, joining the US Seventh Fleet to reinforce maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region. The deployment of HELIOS-equipped ...

HELIOS (High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance) is a 60-kilowatt laser system developed by Lockheed Martin. It offers capabilities such as: The recent test aboard the USS ...

Arleigh Burke Class destroyer USS Preble. (Image: CCM) The US military has released details surrounding the trial of a new naval laser system against unmanned targets. The HELIOS LWS, manufactured ...