If other countries are now using laser weapons, this begs the question, considering our enormous Pentagon budget, does the ...

USS Preble is the service’s first destroyer to be equipped with the HELIOS 60-kilowatt directed energy laser system. A stunning image from earlier this month depicting the U.S. Navy’s High ...

“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 ...

In late 2024, the US Navy tested the HELIOS laser weapon system with the USS Preble destroyer against a threat-representative cruise missile, Naval News reported on February 4. Fu Qianshao ...

The Pentagon’s annual Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) report shows the USS Preble firing the high-energy armament. The High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and ...

Port side view of the USS Preble firing the HELIOS energy weapon system during US Navy trials of the weapon in 2024 This post is also available in: עברית (Hebrew) The U.S. Navy has recently ...

the U.S. Navy tested the Lockheed Martin-built laser weapon aboard the USS Preble sometime in 2024. Only one image was released so far of the test. There is a video floating around on the internet as ...

The USS Preble was forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, on October 12, 2024, joining the US Seventh Fleet to reinforce maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region. The deployment of HELIOS-equipped ...

is a 60-kilowatt laser system developed by Lockheed Martin. It offers capabilities such as: The recent test aboard the USS Preble aimed to “verify and validate the functionality, performance, and ...

The surface Navy laser weapon system is designed to provide ... “Center for Countermeasures (CCM) supported the Navy’s demonstration on USS Preble to verify and validate the functionality ...

This is HELIOS, the High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance, and it represents a bold step into the future of military technology. Last year, aboard the USS Preble ...