In 2016, construction of the High Energy Laser Beam Control Research Testbed (HBCRT) was completed by the NPS research team.

India is one of the world’s largest buyers of military equipment. This makes it a particularly important customer for a number of leading arms exporters, including Russia, France, the United States, ...

The U.S. military has tested for the first time a laser weapon as fast as the speed of light, capable of melting missiles, ...

The U.S. Navy has developed a directed-energy weapon that can intercept unmanned drones and possibly cruise missiles while ...

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. (Tribune News Service) — A new photo from the United States military shows the successful use of a laser ...

The undated image shows the U.S. Navy testing a weapon system known as HELIOS from the USS Preble destroyer in the middle of the ocean.

Late last year, the U.S. Navy's Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG-88) conducted a test of its ...

In 2014, the US Navy installed its first prototype SSL (solid state laser) capable of countering surface craft and unmanned ...

A jaw-dropping new photo shows the US Navy firing off a drone-destroying laser weapon — dubbed “Helios” — from one of its ...

The destroyer Preble successfully test-fired its HELIOS system on a drone target, according to a recently released report.

The USS Preble, a U.S. Navy destroyer, successfully tested its HELIOS laser weapon system against drones, showcasing advanced ...

The Navy has shown off its jaw-dropping new laser weapon. The HELIOS system can be seen firing from a warship in an internal ...