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A Navy Destroyer Has Been Armed with the HELIOS Laser
HELIOS was designed by leading U.S. defense manufacturer Lockheed Martin to intercept combat drones ... Qualification Test milestones for the laser weapon. As seen on Preble, HELIOS is positioned ...
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US Sends Laser-Armed Warship to Front-Line Base Near China
This is the first tactical laser weapon system to be integrated into existing American warships, according to manufacturer Lockheed Martin. HELIOS can fire a laser beam to destroy fast inshore ...
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Lockheed Martin takes down drones with ATHENA laser system
An curved arrow pointing right. In this video of an August test, Lockheed Martin's ATHENA laser weapon system burns down five drones. Laser weapons have huge advantages for the US military since ...
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A Navy Destroyer Has Been Armed with the HELIOS Laser
USS Preble is the service’s first destroyer to be equipped with the HELIOS 60-kilowatt directed energy laser system ... As detailed by Lockheed executive Rich Calabrese, “We’re continuously ...