If other countries are now using laser weapons, this begs the question, considering our enormous Pentagon budget, does the ...

Vice Admiral John Wade, Commander U.S. Third Fleet will be the guest speaker for the Military Officers Association of America ...

Almost 50 years on from its commissioning date, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departed Naval Base Kitsap on Mar. 21, 2025, for a deployment to the Indo-Pacific.

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 ...

That's finally changing, though. The Army's high energy laser program is moving forward, and the U.S. Navy has been testing its HELIOS system on the USS Preble (DDG 88). The Navy's High Energy ...

system demonstration on USS Preble (DDG 88).” The weapon is still being tested and evaluated and has not been permanently deployed on ships, the spokesperson added. No other photos of HELIOS are ...

U.S. Navy personnel aboard the destroyer USS Preble at an unknown time and location affirmed the HELIOS system works during demonstration intended to "verify and validate the functionality ...

AFP The U.S. Navy successfully tested its High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system aboard the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Preble last year ...

This laser weapon is called the HELIOS laser system. It was fired from the USS Preble Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. This weapon has been specifically designed to counter threats from drones.

The undated image shows the U.S. Navy testing a weapon system known as HELIOS from the USS Preble destroyer in the middle of the ocean. The demo was “to verify and validate the functionality ...