“The Navy will have to either remove something or look at ‘very aggressive power management.’” That warning, attributed to ...

A U.S. Navy destroyer has already shown that a shipboard laser can do more than serve as a laboratory curiosity. During ...

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 ...

The U.S. Navy's lone 150 kW laser weapon is back in action – sort of.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this undated photo from fiscal 2024, the Preble fires its HELIOS system during weapons testing. (DOT&E) The U.S. Navy ...

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.

Laser weapons may sound like something out of a science fiction blockbuster movie, but they're becoming increasingly ...

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 ...

Finally! Watch the US Navy's Laser Weapon in Action. The newest addition to the US military arsenal: HELIOS laser weapons.[..

Social media users are claiming a video shows the USS Preble firing a laser weapon. One user wrote, “The US Navy released a clip of the USS Preble firing a HELIOS laser weapon. The High Energy Laser ...