US Navy’s Burke-Class Destroyer Unleashes HELIOS Laser in …
Feb 4, 2025 · The US Navy has demonstrated the power of its cutting-edge HELIOS laser weapon aboard an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer during an undated sea trial.
Incredible image captures US Navy testing its new laser weapon
6 days ago · 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 at a drone target from one of its warships.
US Navy Destroyer Fires 60 KW Helios Combat Laser
Feb 3, 2025 · 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 Aegis combat system, a key feature that enhances the ship’s ability to track, engage, and neutralize threats.
The US Navy Just Tested a Laser Weapon That Could Change …
In the vast expanse of the ocean, a streak of white light pierces the sky. It’s not a natural phenomenon, but a weapon — a high-energy laser fired from the deck of a U.S. Navy destroyer. This ...
US Warship Fires Laser Weapon in Stunning Photo - Newsweek
Feb 4, 2025 · The Preble is the only U.S. destroyer armed with a high-energy laser weapon, the High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS), which can fire laser beams to...
US Navy hits drone with HELIOS laser in successful test
Feb 4, 2025 · The destroyer Preble successfully test-fired its HELIOS system on a drone target, according to a recently released report. ... There is also a 150-kilowatt Laser Weapon System Demonstrator, or ...
Navy HELIOS Laser Aboard USS Preble Zaps Drone In Latest Test
Feb 4, 2025 · The Navy has disclosed that the Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Preble successfully test-fired its High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system to take out an aerial target drone in Fiscal Year 2024. Preble’s drone zapping was “to verify and validate the functionality, performance and capability” of HELIOS, and this latest step toward moving ...
U.S. Navy tests HELIOS laser with USS Preble for drone defense
Feb 4, 2025 · This photo of the USS Preble displays the U.S. Navy destroyer using a high energy laser weapon made to take down drones. The Office of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation A new photo from the United States military shows the successful use of a laser weapon made to destroy drones.
Navy Destroyer Adds HELIOS Laser to Arsenal - National Defense …
Oct 19, 2022 · The Navy’s laser weapon — and other Pentagon directed energy technologies such as the Army’s Directed Energy Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense system — can send a strong message to adversaries, he added.
Destroyer USS Preble arrives in Japan armed with high-energy laser weapon
Oct 15, 2024 · YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — A guided-missile destroyer equipped with a high-energy laser joined the U.S. 7th Fleet over the weekend to begin testing the weapon’s effectiveness at sea.