Navy HELIOS Laser Aboard USS Preble Zaps Drone In Latest Test
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.
Combining a high-energy laser with an optical dazzler, HELIOS can both destroy and disable threats, as well as disrupt enemy ...
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US zaps drone using powerful laser weapon with 5-mile range in secret testsThe United States Navy has reportedly tested its HELIOS laser weapon on an aerial target at a unknown location sometime in ...
The HELIOS system, installed in 2022, is designed to neutralize drones, disable enemy sensors, and potentially counter ...
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