As seen on Preble, HELIOS is positioned on the vessel’s main forward pedestal that previously hosted the Mk 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) on the first Arleigh Burke -class destroyers.

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).

An AI-generated video, based on an official photograph, showing the U.S. Navy testing a directed energy weapon from a naval ship has been shared on social media as if the footage is real. A Navy ...

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 U.S. Navy has a shiny new toy capable of downing drones at the speed of light and for pennies on the dollar. Called the High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-Dazzler, or HELIOS, the U.S. Navy ...

“The US Navy released a new photo of USS Preble (DDG-88) firing her HELIOS laser weapon,” the account tweeted. The image can be found in this report.

The USS Preble was forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, on October 12, 2024, joining the US Seventh Fleet to reinforce maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region. The deployment of HELIOS-equipped ...

All about HELIOS laser weapon The 2024 test is a significant step in Washington's efforts to deploy low-cost laser weapons to combat emerging threats. According to reports, the experiment was ...

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 ...

The US Navy has successfully tested its High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system on one of its warships. The test, which took place in 2024, is a major ...

The Navy plans to continue testing HELIO in 2025 from the Preble, according to Naval News who first reported on the test. According to the annual report, the Department of Defense would also ...

The undated image was published in the US Center for Countermeasures' annual report. It captured the warfighting laser technology being fired from the USS Preble destroyer in the middle of the ocean.