Britain and Germany have also been trialing similar systems.
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USS Preble’s HELIOS laser hit four drones and exposed the Navy’s power problems
“This is my goal: If it’s in line of sight of a ship, the first solution that we’re using is directed energy.” Adm. Daryl Caudle sums up the reason the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Preble is of interest to ...
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The US Navy’s Anti-Drone Lasers Are Finally Coming Online
Lockheed Martin’s “HELIOS” anti-drone laser passed a recent test with flying colors, according to CEO Jim Taiclet.
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Trump-class warships to fast-track powerful laser weapons rollout across US Navy
The US Navy’s chief has fully supported directed energy weapons (DE), declaring that the ...
Amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) conducts a high-energy laser weapon system demonstration on a static surface training target, Dec. 14, while sailing in the Gulf of Aden. See SWNS ...
The Defense Department has been aggressively pursuing laser weapons and defense systems, a push that gained significant attention this week when the use of an anti-drone laser system led to the ...
We’ve been keeping a close, close eye on the U.S. Navy’s Laser Weapons System since it first appeared, and the more we heard about it, the more we were impressed. This summer, one lucky ship will be ...
Top Navy officers this week argued the Trump-class battleship may become a “forcing function” to bolster the demand signal for laser weapon ...
U.S. Navy engineers are making final adjustments to the first laser weapon prototype to deploy aboard a ship, for tests scheduled this summer. The prototype, an improved version of the Laser Weapon ...
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