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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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USS Preble’s HELIOS laser hit four drones and exposed the Navy’s power problem
“This is my goal: If it’s in line of sight of a ship, the first solution that we’re using is directed energy.” This is a quote by Adm. Daryl Caudle, and it sums up the reason the U.S. Navy destroyer ...
Britain and Germany have also been trialing similar systems.
Top Navy officers this week argued the Trump-class battleship may become a “forcing function” to bolster the demand signal for laser weapon ...
The Navy sees HELIOS and other directed energy weapons as critical capabilities, but has faced persistent challenges in ...
The Lockheed Martin -developed HELIOS shipboard laser system was successfully tested at sea against four drones, the company ...
The US Navy has confirmed that a frontline destroyer has successfully used a ship-mounted laser weapon to defeat multiple ...
The U.S. Navy has performed a jaw-dropping LASER weapon test. Amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland conducted the high-energy laser weapon system demonstration while sailing in the Gulf of Aden ...
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