2023年1月12日 · Developed under a 2018 contract with Lockheed, the HELIOS consists of a 60-kilowatt laser and optical dazzler package designed to knock out unmanned aerial vehicles, “ burn the boats,” and...

2025年2月2日 · The USS Preble is the first U.S. Navy vessel equipped with HELIOS, a 60-kilowatt-class directed energy laser weapon developed by Lockheed Martin. It is also the first laser weapon integrated with the Aegis combat system, a key feature that enhances the ship’s ability to track, engage, and neutralize threats.

The High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) is a Lockheed Martin-developed 300 kilowatt high-energy laser weapon designed to intercept combat drones, fast-attack craft, and missiles. [1] After winning the contract in 2018, the first announced installation was on the USS Preble (DDG-88) in 2019. [2]

In late 2024, the U.S. Navy tested its HELIOS weapon system against a threat-representative cruise missile. This test, performed with USS Preble (DDG 88), will inform the fleet for a wider number of directed energy efforts.

2025年2月3日 · 美國國防部作戰測試和評估中心（dot&e）日前發布年度報告揭示，美國海軍首艘搭載雷射武器的伯克級神盾驅逐艦「普雷貝爾號」（ddg 88），去（2024）年已在海外實測該系統，更首度公開其測試畫面，顯示美軍在相關技術發展上正逐漸成熟。

2022年1月14日 · The company’s High Energy Laser and Integrated Optical-dazzler with Surveillance (HELIOS) system completed testing at Wallops Island, Va., in the fall and is currently being packaged and will be shipped to San Diego for installation on DDG-88, Jeanine Matthews, a Lockheed Martin official who oversees integrated warfare systems, told reporters ...

2024年1月9日 · The Navy installed the first high-energy laser with integrated optical-dazzler and surveillance, or HELIOS, aboard Hawaii-based destroyer USS Preble (DDG-88) in 2022. The 60 kilowatt laser was ...

2025年2月1日 · The U.S. Center for Countermeasures (CCM) has released new details on the testing of the High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system, a directed energy (DE) weapon installed on the …

2021年4月7日 · As for the laser weapon side of HELIOS, Okano said HELIOS began land-based testing a few weeks ago and will be installed on destroyer USS Preble (DDG-88) in December.

2025年2月3日 · The U.S. Navy recently shared a new photo showcasing the USS Preble [DDG-88] firing its HELIOS laser weapon into the sea, one of the clearest images of its kind in recent years. While the exact date of the photo remains unclear, it highlights the significant emphasis the U.S. is placing on advancing this technology.