GLOBAL FORCE 2025 — The US Army has awarded shipbuilder HII’s Mission Technologies division a contract to develop a high-energy laser weapon ... like the USS Preble (DDG-88), might receive ...

USS Preble is the service’s first destroyer ... Last year, the United Kingdom successfully tested DragonFire, its own high-powered laser weapon, against aerial targets. While the range of ...

Ever since lasers were invented in 1960, defense contractors and servicemembers have dreamed of shooting things out of the sky with them. Lasers are used all the time in targeting, from the ...

“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 ...

The US Navy demonstrated its new HELIOS laser weapon that intercepts enemy drones ... report shows the USS Preble firing the high-energy armament. The High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical ...

This post is also available in: עברית (Hebrew)The U.S. Navy has recently demonstrated the capabilities of its High-Energy Laser with an Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system, ...

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 ...

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 US Navy’s HELIOS laser weapon, a cutting-edge directed energy system, has demonstrated its potential in recent tests, taking down aerial threats with precision. Installed on USS Preble, HELIOS ...

Last year, aboard the USS Preble, the Navy successfully tested ... fires concentrated energy at a fraction of the cost. The laser weapon fires concentrated energy that travels at the speed of ...