Port side view of the USS Preble firing the HELIOS energy weapon system during US Navy trials of the weapon in 2024 This ... marks a significant step toward fully integrating this cutting-edge laser ...

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. 'No need': Donald Trump revokes Joe Biden's security clearances New retirement ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...