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 ...

The US Navy is helping to eliminate the need for a human operator to counter drone swarm attacks. An effort led by the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) used AI to make laser weapons better able to ...

It's unclear if and when an artificial intelligence will actually control a Navy laser system in real-world battle conditions. There is hope, though, that this research might also lead the way to ...

The Navy has shown off its jaw-dropping new laser weapon. The HELIOS system can be seen firing from a warship in an internal military report, published in January, showcasing the latest ...

ORLANDO, Fla., February 24, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Laser Photonics Corporation (LPC) (NASDAQ: LASE), a leading global developer of industrial laser systems for cleaning and other material ...

That's finally changing, though. The Army's high energy laser program is moving forward, and the U.S. Navy has been testing its HELIOS system on the USS Preble (DDG 88). The Navy's High Energy ...

But the looming threat of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, has forced the Navy to put some of its prowess into an unexpected weapon — a laser. The Navy's new Laser Weapon ...

A Navy spokesperson said it has not released any videos showing the testing of the laser, which has not been permanently deployed on ships. But the video shared on social media is an AI creation ...

USS Preble is the service’s first destroyer to be equipped with the HELIOS 60-kilowatt directed energy laser system. A ...