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 ...

The USS Preble, a U.S. Navy destroyer stationed in Japan, has successfully tested its HELIOS laser weapon system by engaging a drone in the Western Pacific. This event signifies a pivotal advancement ...

An undated photo from 2024 shows USS Preble firing its High Energy Laser ... HELIOS is positioned on top of the Preble’s forward pedestal, which previously housed the Mk 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons ...

Port side view of the USS Preble firing the HELIOS energy weapon system ... This 60-kW directed-energy weapon, was installed on the Preble in 2022, replacing one of its two Mk 15 Phalanx Close-In ...

The HELIOS LWS, manufactured by Lockheed Martin, was trialled aboard Arleigh Burke Class destroyer USS Preble, according to new details from the FY2024 Annual Report for the Office of the Director ...

The undated image captured warfighting laser technology being launched from the USS Preble in the middle of the ocean. It aimed "to verify and validate the functionality, performance, and capability ...

Called the High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-Dazzler, or HELIOS, the U.S. Navy tested the Lockheed Martin-built laser weapon aboard the USS Preble sometime in 2024.

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