High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and …
The High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) is a Lockheed Martin-developed 300 kilowatt high-energy laser weapon designed to intercept combat drones, fast-attack craft, and missiles. [1]
USS Preble's HELIOS Laser Weapon Demonstration - YouTube
The USS Preble (DDG-88) has made history by showcasing the capabilities of the HELIOS (High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance) system. With a power output of 60 kW,...
More Than a Laser, HELIOS is an Integrated Weapon System
The High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance, or HELIOS, provides the U.S. Navy with game-changing directed energy capability through integration of high energy laser and optical dazzler technology into the ship and combat system.
Incredible image captures US Navy testing its new laser weapon
Feb 5, 2025 · What is the HELIOS weapon? The High Energy Laser and Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) is a weapon system developed by Lockheed Martin capable of engaging...
US Navy’s Burke-Class Destroyer Unleashes HELIOS Laser in …
Feb 4, 2025 · The HELIOS (High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance) is a versatile weapon designed to counter a range of modern threats, including drones, fast attack craft, and potentially incoming missiles.
HELIOS: US tests laser weapons that can fry enemy drone 5 miles …
The United States Navy (the Navy) has reported testing its High-Energy Laser with an Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system to take out an aerial target drone.
U.S. Navy HELIOS laser test underscores greater advancements in ...
Feb 4, 2025 · The HELIOS weapon test is part of a broader U.S. Navy family of laser weapons being developed by three different divisions in an aim to mature the technology related to maritime applications of laser weapon systems while improving power efficiency and beam quality. Source: Congressional Research Service.
Incredible photo shows US Navy using laser weapon dubbed ‘Helios…
Feb 4, 2025 · The Helios weapon, which uses a 60 kW high-energy laser that can engage targets at the speed of light, is an advanced directed energy system developed for the US by Lockheed Martin.
Navy HELIOS Laser Aboard USS Preble Zaps Drone In Latest Test
Feb 4, 2025 · 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. Preble’s drone zapping was “to verify and validate the functionality, performance and capability” of HELIOS, and this …
Meet the new US Navy high-tech laser weapon, HELIOS
6 days ago · The U.S. Navy tested a powerful new laser weapon called HELIOS, capable of downing drones at the speed of light. It is the first tactical laser system integrated into an existing naval vessel. HELIOS not only fires a directed energy beam but also includes intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities and a dazzler system to counter enemy …