US Warship Fires Laser Weapon in Stunning Photo
The USS Preble is the only U.S. destroyer armed with the HELIOS, which can fire laser beams to destroy fast attack craft and ...
U.S. Navy unveils photo of warship firing high-powered laser weapon
The image published in an annual Navy report shows the High Energy Laser on USS Preble being tested on a drone target.
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US Navy Lasers
In 2014, the US Navy installed its first prototype SSL (solid state laser) capable of countering surface craft and unmanned ...
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Airbus Signs New Study contract to Define France's Future Maritime Patrol Aircraft
The French Defence Procurement Agency (Direction Générale de l'Armement) has signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space as prime contractor, in partnership ...
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Airbus secures risk-assessment study contract of French Navy’s future MPA program
The A321 MPA (Maritime Patrol Aircraft) has all the assets to become a true flying frigate capable of responding to the wide ...
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Navy shows off new futuristic laser weapon
HELIOS is an advanced directed energy weapon system developed by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Navy. The post Navy shows off ...
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U.S. Navy HELIOS laser test underscores greater advancements in Directed Energy Weapons
The U.S. Navy’s High Energy Laser and Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system faced its first airborne ...
On the Baltic Sea, France and NATO confront hybrid warfare on energy infrastructure
After several suspicious submarine cable incidents, NATO launched a naval operation in mid-January to secure its ...