A jaw-dropping new photo shows the US Navy firing off a drone-destroying laser weapon — dubbed “Helios” — from one of its ...
National Interest on MSN8d
The Arleigh Burke Destroyer’s Mk 45 Cannon Has a New Role: Drone DefenseAmerican missiles were used to engage most of the enemy targets, but the destroyer was forced to employ the five-inch gun ...
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.
The USS Preble is the only U.S. destroyer armed with the HELIOS, which can fire laser beams to destroy fast attack craft and drones.
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback