The USS Preble, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, has become the first ship in the American fleet to be equipped with the HELIOS system. This modern laser weapon combines the ability to destroy ...

Sailors in dress whites manned the rails Saturday as the USS Preble pulled into Tokyo Bay ... It is the only U.S. warship equipped with the High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler ...

The USS Preble left its former homeport of San Diego ... The Preble is the only U.S. warship outfitted with the High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance, or HELIOS ...

A U.S. warship, which is currently deployed in the Western Pacific Ocean, was pictured firing its laser at a drone target last week. The destroyer, USS Preble, completed a switch of home port in ...

The undated image, which was published in the US Center for Countermeasures’ annual report this month, captured the warfighting laser technology being fired from the USS Preble destroyer in the ...

The photo of the laser weapon in action was published in ... the U.S. Navy testing a weapon system known as HELIOS from the USS Preble destroyer in the middle of the ocean. The demo was “to ...

U.S. Navy destroyer USS 'Preble', left, pulls into Naval Base San Diego in California on February 12. It is installed with HELIOS as a laser weapon, inset. U.S. Navy destroyer USS 'Preble', left ...

The USS Preble is the first U.S. Navy vessel equipped with HELIOS, a 60-kilowatt-class directed energy laser weapon developed by Lockheed Martin. It is also the first laser weapon integrated with the ...

This laser weapon is called the HELIOS laser system. It was fired from the USS Preble Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. This weapon has been specifically designed to counter threats from drones.

The image published in the Office of the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation's 2024 report shows the High Energy Laser on USS Preble being tested on a drone target, the report said.

“the U.S. Navy has not released any videos of High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system demonstration on USS Preble (DDG 88).” The weapon is still ...