USS Preble is the service’s first destroyer to be equipped with the HELIOS 60-kilowatt directed energy laser system. A ...

HELIOS was first installed as a 60-plus-kilowatt laser in August 2022, making it the first high-energy tactical laser system on a U.S. naval vessel. As drone warfare becomes more prominent ...

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 ... and Surveillance (HELIOS) system demonstration on ...

While HELIOS was initially set to 60 kW, it will eventually hit 150 kW, though this isn't enough energy to destroy an incoming anti-ship cruise missile. The power output would likely need to be in ...