Four drones had been shot down, and a long-standing promise of the Navy was made the more difficult to ignore. At-sea in 2025, the destroyer USS Preble was demonstrating its High-Energy Laser with ...

The USS Preble, the only Navy destroyer outfitted with a high-energy laser capable of shooting down drones and missiles, has left San Diego for Yokosuka, Japan, where it will be homeported for the ...

During its Pacific patrol last year, the USS Preble successfully shot down an unmanned aerial target using its High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system.

“This is my goal: If it’s in line of sight of a ship, the first solution that we’re using is directed energy.” The following line by Adm. Daryl Caudle explains the importance of the recent laser shoot ...

Social media users are claiming a video shows the USS Preble firing a laser weapon. One user wrote, "The US Navy released a clip of the USS Preble firing a HELIOS laser weapon. The High Energy Laser ...

HELIOS is being installed on the guided-missile destroyer USS Preble . (Lockheed Martin) As the US Navy (USN) and Lockheed Martin work through the installation of the company's High Energy Laser with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Navy unveiled a photo of a warship's high-powered laser weapon in an annual report released last month. The image ...

A proven design integrates new technology to remain combat effective. The U.S. Navy’s USS Preble, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, recently received a laser weapon system. The laser, called HELIOS, ...