1 天前 · The USS Preble is the only U.S. military destroyer armed with a high energy laser, according to a report from Newsweek. And there’s no clear date and time as to when the picture of the laser in ...

The Navy has disclosed that the Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Preble successfully test-fired its High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance system to take out an aerial target drone in Fiscal Year 2024. It was the latest major demonstration of the surface fleet’s shipboard laser ambitions, even as other U.S. military laser efforts have faced a reality check in ...

2 天之前 · Washington DC - The U.S. Navy has taken a major leap in futuristic warfare by successfully testing its High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system on a warship.In a recently disclosed report, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Preble fired the directed-energy weapon at an aerial drone during a weapons testing exercise in fiscal year 2024—showing that ...

3 天之前 · The US Navy has demonstrated the power of its cutting-edge HELIOS laser weapon aboard an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer during an undated sea trial. In a striking new photo featured in the Pentagon’s annual Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) report, the USS Preble was seen firing the high-energy weapon at an unidentified target.

3 天之前 · This test, performed with USS Preble (DDG 88), will inform the fleet for a wider number of directed energy efforts. Share. The U.S. Navy’s High Energy Laser and Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system faced its first airborne target during a test in 2024, a first-time for the HELIOS program that will help the U.S. Navy ...

3 天之前 · USS Preble tests her HELIOS laser, FY2024 (Courtesy DOT&E) Published Feb 4, 2025 10:10 PM by The Maritime Executive The Pentagon's Director of Operational Testing & Evaluation has released a rare ...

4 天之前 · The USS Preble is the first U.S. Navy vessel equipped with HELIOS, a 60-kilowatt-class directed energy laser weapon developed by Lockheed Martin. It is also the first laser weapon integrated with the Aegis combat system, a key feature that enhances the ship’s ability to track, engage, and neutralize threats.

2 天之前 · The image published in the Office of the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation's 2024 report shows the High Energy Laser on USS Preble being tested on a drone target, the report said. It's ...

2 天之前 · The Preble is the only U.S. destroyer equipped with the HELIOS system, which is designed to destroy fast-attack crafts and drones using powerful laser beams. HELIOS system development

2024年10月15日 · YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — A guided-missile destroyer equipped with a high-energy laser joined the U.S. 7th Fleet over the weekend to begin testing the weapon’s effectiveness at sea.