The U.S. military's Center for Countermeasures supported the test and collected images that support and validate the HELIOS as a viable countermeasure against low-cost drones and other weapons.

The HELIOS system has been in development since 2018, and in fiscal year 2024, it was used to shoot target drones. If you're wondering why the Navy would dump the tried and true methods of hitting ...

No other photos of HELIOS are available in the DOT&E annual report, and there is no evidence of videos showing the system released by the DOT&E or the Department of Defense. A spokesperson for DOT ...

The US Navy demonstrated its new HELIOS laser weapon that intercepts enemy drones, missiles, and sensors. The Pentagon’s annual Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) report shows the ...

Developed by Lockheed Martin, HELIOS is a sophisticated directed energy ... effectively neutralizing dangers such as combat drones, swift-attack boats, and missiles. Similarly, last year, the ...

The Preble is the only U.S. destroyer equipped with the HELIOS system, which is designed to destroy fast-attack crafts and drones using powerful laser beams. HELIOS system development The navy's ...

The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Preble deployed its High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system to neutralise an aerial drone during a weapons exercise in ...

The USS Preble successfully test fires the HELIOS directed-energy weapon at an unmanned aerial drone at an unreported time and location in 2024. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Defense ...