HELIOS is the only laser able to down drones installed on an active Navy warship, and putting it in a container would open up ...

As drone warfare continues to expand, naval analysts increasingly see laser weapons as a critical component of future ship defenses, capable of neutralizing swarms of inexpensive unmanned aircraft ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to the Navy, the test was conducted “to verify and validate the functionality, performance and capability” of HELIOS. It ...

In the vast expanse of the ocean, a streak of white light pierces the sky. It’s not lightning, but a weapon — a high-energy laser fired from the deck of a U.S. Navy destroyer. This is HELIOS, the High ...

The US Navy has revealed new details about a laser weapon test conducted last fall, highlighting steady progress in ship-based directed-energy defenses. During a demonstration in 2025, the Arleigh ...

Laser weapons are such an entrenched sci-fi trope that it's easy to forget just how real this tech can be (and is). While we're not exactly close to seeing real-life "Star Wars" space battles, the U.S ...

Meet the laser-equipped U.S. destroyers and learn why the Navy sees directed energy as a solution to expensive missile ...

During its Pacific patrol last year, the USS Preble successfully shot down an unmanned aerial target using its High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system.

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 ...

One of the most prominent weapons in modern day warfare is the drone. Small, agile, and often numerous, drones are a difficult assault to counter. Even individual ones can infiltrate areas that ...