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-Energy ...

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 ...

But the looming threat of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, has forced the Navy to put some of its prowess into an unexpected weapon — a laser. The Navy's new Laser Weapon ...

China's recent live-fire naval drills in the Tasman Sea off southeastern Australia highlighted continued tensions between the ...

One of those relieved of command was Admiral Lisa Franchetti, the Chief of Naval Operations. I sat next to her at dinner two weeks ago following her off-the-record talk at the Harvard Club in New York ...

These turrets could also indicate the installation of an unspecified remote weapon system (RWS) — a first for a Japanese destroyer. It should be noted ... and high-power laser system, which are ...

Republic of Korea’s next gen destroyer KDDX is a follow-up to the KDX program ... levels and capability to accommodate future high-energy weapon systems, such as laser weapons, due to its ability to ...

Laser weapons are to be used in the fight against drones in future. By 2030, European laser weapons with an output of 100 kilowatts should be ready for use. Using light against missiles and drones ...

Reuters previously addressed false narratives linking wildfires to directed energy weapons. False. The video is AI-generated, based on an official photo, and does not show a U.S. Navy laser weapon ...