Combining a high-energy laser with an optical dazzler, HELIOS can both destroy ... speculate that directed energy weapons (DEW) can be used for missile defense. Given President Donald Trump ...

One of DARPA’s concerns is that Russia has allegedly developed a nuclear space-based, anti-satellite weapon that may be capable of blinding hundreds of satellites.

USS Preble is the service’s first destroyer to be equipped with the HELIOS ... laser weapon is expected to reach operational capacity by the end of this year, according to the Israel Defense ...

In fielding such a system, Ukraine would join an elite club of significant military-industrial powers that have developed ...

The Defense Department expects to stand up its first battalion of Stryker vehicles outfitted with high-powered laser weapons by some ... Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (DE-MSHORAD) Stryker ...

The Navy has shown off its jaw-dropping new laser weapon. The HELIOS system can be seen firing from a warship in an internal military report, published in January, showcasing the latest ...

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Citing the Japanese Defense Ministry ... yet made any official announcement of ship-borne laser weapons. In late 2024, the US Navy tested the HELIOS laser weapon system with the USS Preble ...

MOSCOW, March 12. /TASS/. Russian army has laser weapons in service, which can hit predetermined targets, Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said in an interview with Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper ...