Let’s talk about lasers—not the kind from your favorite sci-fi movie, but the real, high-powered beams the U.S. Navy is ...

Developed under a $150 million contract, the 60-kilowatt HELIOS system offers triple the power of the 20 kW AN/SEQ-3 Laser Weapon System, or LaWS, that the Navy unveiled on the USS Ponce was back ...

Navy destroyers will soon be armed with high-powered, precision 60kw laser weapons that can track and incinerate attacking drone targets at sea, bringing new “at-the-speed-of-light” attack ...

While ODIN and HELIOS are emerging laser weapons engineered with advanced technology for current and future applications, the Navy deployed its Laser Weapons System, or LAWs on the USS Ponce many ...

According to USNI News, that laser weapon is likely the Lockheed Martin-made 150 kilowatt High Energy Laser and Integrated Optical-dazzler with Surveillance (HELIOS) system that’s been the Navy ...

Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy's investment in Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) like the HELIOS laser system reflects its urgent need for advanced defense against evolving threats such as ...

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 United States Navy is moving forward with a new laser weapon system that can "disable" or "destroy" small boats or hostile drones. Lockheed Martin is responsible for developing a system that ...

For several years, Lockheed Martin and the Navy have been working on a 60 kilowatt, ship-integrated laser weapon called the High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS).

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. Image captures US Navy testing its new laser weapon: What to ...