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 ...

USS Preble is the service’s first destroyer to be equipped with the HELIOS 60-kilowatt directed energy laser system. A stunning image from earlier this month depicting the U.S. Navy’s High-Energy ...

“the U.S. Navy has not released any videos of High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system demonstration on USS Preble (DDG 88).” The weapon is still ...

Saltzman said the Space Force categorizes adversarial space weapons in six categories—three that are space-based and three ...

The laser aboard the Preble accomplished this, so with further testing, it's possible that the Navy's current close-in weapons system will be swapped out for tactical lasers, or at least be ...

The DragonFire programme has seen leading UK defence companies working with the MOD to develop a laser weapon system ...

The United States Navy is developing a laser system integrated with artificial intelligence to enhance its effectiveness ...

The United States Navy is developing a laser system integrated with artificial intelligence to enhance its effectiveness ...

The news comes after a U.S. destroyer, which has a high-energy laser weapon, deployed to Japan in October 2024.

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 ...