Laser Wars

Laser Wars

The Lingering Questions About the Navy’s Chief Laser Weapon Shooting Down Drones at Sea

The US Navy's High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) “successfully neutralized” four drones during a recent at-sea demonstration, Lockheed Martin's CEO says.

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Jared Keller
Feb 09, 2026
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The High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) laser weapon aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble in the Philippine Sea on Dec. 10, 2024. (US Navy photo)

The US Navy’s primary shipboard high-energy laser weapon is slowly by surely inching towards the battlefield.

Lockheed Martin president and C…

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