The US Navy is helping to eliminate the need for a human operator to counter drone swarm attacks. An effort led by the Naval ...

An AI-generated video, based on an official photograph, showing the U.S. Navy testing a directed energy weapon from a naval ...

The U.S. Navy has revealed that it tested out its High Energy Laser and Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) by shooting an aerial target ...

The destroyer Preble successfully test-fired its HELIOS system on a drone target, according to a recently released report.

The US Navy’s HELIOS laser weapon, a cutting-edge directed energy system, has demonstrated its potential in recent tests, ...

It seems like something out of science fiction, but it's fact: America's new military laser is showing it can shoot down drones. And it's still being developed.

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The system can offer several capabilities, including as a destructive laser weapon and also an optical dazzler for ... The CCM FY2024 Annual Report says: "CCM supported the Navy’s demonstration on USS ...

The USS Preble is the only U.S. destroyer armed with the HELIOS, which can fire laser beams to destroy fast attack craft and drones.

The HELIOS system, developed by Lockheed Martin, uses more than 60 kilowatts of directed energy—enough to power 60 homes. The laser can destroy targets up to five miles away and operate without ...