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 ...

An undated photo from 2024 shows USS Preble firing its High Energy Laser and Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system during testing. File Image/US Director, Operational Test & ...

the U.S. Navy is now testing its newest piece of high-tech weaponry: a laser. Veuer’s Tony Spitz has the details. Trump says 'dictator' Zelenskyy 'better move fast' on Ukraine Here’s how much ...

The US military has released details surrounding the trial of a new naval laser system against unmanned targets. The HELIOS LWS, manufactured by Lockheed Martin, was trialled aboard Arleigh Burke ...

The laser system, designed to disable a drone, is named HELIOS, an acronym for High Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance. The photograph shows the USS Preble, a warship, emitting a ...

The USS Preble, a U.S. Navy destroyer stationed in Japan, has successfully tested its HELIOS laser weapon system by engaging a drone in the Western Pacific. This event signifies a pivotal advancement ...

The US Navy has successfully tested its High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system on one of its warships. The test, which took place in 2024, is a major ...

An incredible image buried deep in an annual military report released last month shows the U.S. Navy test-firing a high-powered laser weapon ... "This type of cutting-edge weaponry has the ...

An incredible image buried deep in an annual military report released last month shows the U.S. Navy test ... warfare tactics. Laser-directed energy weapons can engage targets at the speed of light, ...

No other details about the department's test and evaluation have been released. An incredible photo showing the US Navy firing off a drone-destroying laser weapon - called HELIOS - from one of its ...