An AI-generated video, based on an official photograph, showing the U.S. Navy testing a directed energy weapon from a naval ...
The US Navy is helping to eliminate the need for a human operator to counter drone swarm attacks. An effort led by the Naval ...
Lasers enable the U.S. Navy to fight at the speed of light. Armed with artificial intelligence (AI), ship defensive laser ...
The R500, the latest remote weapon station (RWS) designed by EOS, was unveiled at IDEX 2025 in Abu Dhabi. It joins the ...
The destroyer Preble successfully test-fired its HELIOS system on a drone target, according to a recently released report.
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 ...
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 ...
These systems disrupt enemy sensors. Additionally, a 150-kilowatt Laser Weapon System Demonstrator is installed on a San Antonio-class amphibious transport ship.