The system downed 30 drone targets, conducted high power firing in the rain, with improvements on targeting and tracking.

The US Navy has officially unveiled its latest and most powerful addition to its arsenal,the HELIOS laser weapon. After more ...

The Navy will use the weapon, known as the Counter-Unmanned Air Systems High Energy Laser Weapon System (or C-UAS HELWS for short), to shoot down drones. ︎ Don't miss our best-in-class military ...

April 8, 2013 -- No longer the fantasy weapon of tomorrow, the U.S. Navy is set to field a powerful laser that can protect its ships by blasting targets with high-intensity light beams. Early next ...

A jaw-dropping new photo shows the US Navy firing off a drone-destroying laser weapon — dubbed Helios — from one of its warships. The undated image, which was published in the US Center for ...

An incredible image buried deep in an annual military report released last month shows the U.S. Navy test-firing a high-powered laser weapon at a drone target from one of its warships.. The photo ...

The U.S. Navy is expanding its deployment of a new laser weapon while simultaneously preparing to utilize a more powerful laser. You love badass military tech. So do we.

The U.S. Navy is building the smallest-ever high-energy laser weapon to take out small drones. They describe it as 'portable'; though bigger than you might expect, it points the way to a future of ...

The Navy’s Optical Dazzling Interdictor, or ODIN laser weapon, was installed on the USS Dewey guided missile destroyer recently, a report from Naval Sea Systems Command said.

The Navy successfully disabled an unmanned aerial vehicle with a shot from a new laser weapon last week, the service announced Friday.. The amphibious transport ship USS Portland took out the UAV ...

The Navy's fiscal 2023 budget request calls for over $103 million to support a half-dozen laser weapon concepts, according to budget justification documents. Navy Still Pouring Millions into ...

The Navy will field versions of both its highest-power laser weapon and its low-end non-lethal laser dazzler later this year, gaining operational experience with directed energy weapons that will ...