USS Preble Used HELIOS Laser To Zap Four Drones In Expanding Testing

The Navy sees HELIOS and other directed energy weapons as critical capabilities, but has faced persistent challenges in ...
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USS Preble uses HELIOS laser to take down four drones during demonstration

The destroyer USS Preble used its high-energy laser with the Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system to take down four drones in a demonstration last year, revealed Lockheed Martin ...

US Navy’s new laser weapon ‘shoots down four drones’ in latest test

The US Navy has successfully used a revolutionary ship-mounted laser weapon to shoot down four drones, according to a new report. The latest trial involved the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Preble ...
Kyiv Post

US Navy Laser Weapon Takes Down Four Drones in HELIOS Test

A US Navy destroyer shot down four drones using a high-energy laser, marking a major step toward laser weapons replacing missiles for close-range defense.
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USS Preble’s HELIOS laser hit four drones and exposed the Navy’s power problem

“This is my goal: If it’s in line of sight of a ship, the first solution that we’re using is directed energy.” This is a quote by Adm. Daryl Caudle, and it sums up the reason the U.S. Navy destroyer ...
UK Defence Journal

American warship downs drones with laser weapon

The US Navy has confirmed that a frontline destroyer has successfully used a ship-mounted laser weapon to defeat multiple ...
The National Interest on MSN

The US Navy’s Anti-Drone Lasers Are Finally Coming Online

Lockheed Martin’s “HELIOS” anti-drone laser passed a recent test with flying colors, according to CEO Jim Taiclet.
Defense Daily

HELIOS Shipboard Laser System Successfully Tested In Counter-UAS Uses

The Lockheed Martin -developed HELIOS shipboard laser system was successfully tested at sea against four drones, the company ...
Forbes

U.S. Navy Supercarrier USS Abraham Lincoln Heading To The Middle East

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. CVN-68 returned home to Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Wash., in ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Alex Pretti had a caring soul, was a role model, Preble High School alumni remember

At his core, Alex Pretti cared for people, a quality that distinguished him as a classmate at Preble High School and, later on, a nurse. That's how members of Preble's musical arts program remembered ...
WDTN

Scam Alert: Families of inmates in Preble County targeted

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The Preble County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public about a scam targeting the families of incarcerated people by tricking them into paying $500 and promising their release.
Yahoo

Preble County man faces attempted murder charged after alleged stabbing

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – A young Preble County man is facing charges, including attempted murder, after allegedly stabbing a man multiple times on his birthday on Friday, Jan. 9. According to the Eaton ...