U.S. Navy’s laser weapon test on USS Preble: A game-changer in …
1 day ago · The U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) has successfully tested the High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system, a 60-kilowatt-class directed energy laser weapon developed by Lockheed Martin. HELIOS represents a significant shift in naval defense, offering virtually unlimited magazine capacity, rapid engagement capabilities and ...
USS Preble successfully tests laser weapon against drones
2 days ago · The USS Preble test-fires a laser weapon in this undated photo featured in an annual report recently released by the U.S. Center for Countermeasures. ... The USS Preble is the only U.S. military ...
USS Preble Fires HELIOS Laser, Proving High-Energy Weapons …
2 days ago · Washington DC - The U.S. Navy has taken a major leap in futuristic warfare by successfully testing its High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system on a warship.In a recently disclosed report, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Preble fired the directed-energy weapon at an aerial drone during a weapons testing exercise in fiscal year 2024—showing that ...
US Navy Destroyer Fires 60 KW Helios Combat Laser
4 days ago · The USS Preble is the first U.S. Navy vessel equipped with HELIOS, a 60-kilowatt-class directed energy laser weapon developed by Lockheed Martin. It is also the first laser weapon integrated with the Aegis combat system, a key feature that enhances the ship’s ability to track, engage, and neutralize threats.
US Navy’s Burke-Class Destroyer Unleashes HELIOS Laser in …
4 days ago · The US Navy has demonstrated the power of its cutting-edge HELIOS laser weapon aboard an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer during an undated sea trial. In a striking new photo featured in the Pentagon’s annual Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) report, the USS Preble was seen firing the high-energy weapon at an unidentified target.
Incredible image captures US Navy testing its new laser weapon
2 days ago · 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 photo of the laser weapon in action was published in ...
US Navy successfully tests HELIOS laser weapon. All about it
2 days ago · The USS Preble was forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, on October 12, 2024, joining the US Seventh Fleet to reinforce maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region. The deployment of HELIOS-equipped Preble highlights the strategic importance of laser weapons in this region, where the Navy faces increasing drone and missile threats.
Navy HELIOS Laser Aboard USS Preble Zaps Drone In Latest Test
4 days ago · 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 system to take out an aerial target drone in Fiscal Year 2024. It was the latest major demonstration of the surface fleet’s shipboard laser ambitions, even as other U.S. military laser efforts have faced a reality check in ...
Destroyer USS Preble arrives in Japan armed with high-energy laser weapon
Oct 15, 2024 · YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — A guided-missile destroyer equipped with a high-energy laser joined the U.S. 7th Fleet over the weekend to begin testing the weapon’s effectiveness at sea.
USS Preble Tests High-Powered Laser Weapon - The Maritime …
4 days ago · USS Preble Tests High-Powered Laser Weapon. Published Feb 4, 2025 10:10 PM by The Maritime Executive The Pentagon's Director of Operational Testing & Evaluation has released a rare image of the U ...