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The US Navy Just Tested a Laser Weapon That Could Change Warfare Forever
In the vast expanse of the ocean, a streak of white light pierces the sky. It’s not a natural phenomenon, but a weapon — a ...
US Navy Tests Its HELIOS Laser By Blowing A Drone Out Of The Sky
The U.S. Navy has revealed that it tested out its High Energy Laser and Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) ...
Image captures US Navy testing its new laser weapon: What to know about HELIOS
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.
Aerial drones become leading cause of civilian death in Ukraine war: UN
Short-range aerial drones in January caused more civilian deaths than any other kind of weapon, the United Nations monitoring mission said on Tuesday. The report is another sign of how drones have ...
US tactics are taking shape for fighting a potent new threat — low-cost drones
Low-cost drones have been used as cheap and effective weapons in conflicts like Ukraine. The US is rapidly developing its own ...
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USS Preble successfully tests laser weapon against drones
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. (Tribune News Service) — A new photo from the United States military shows the successful use of a laser ...
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US Navy fires its high-powered laser weapon that could obliterate warships and drones, incredible photo shows
CCM / SWNS It comes after the UK tested its own high-powered laser weapon — dubbed DragonFire — against aerial targets last year. MOD / SWNS The report stopped short of providing specific ...
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Ukraine says it's far along in developing laser weapons to take out Russian drones
Laser weapons could provide Ukraine with a new way of combatting Russian drones, military experts told Business Insider.
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US zaps drone using powerful laser weapon with 5-mile range in secret tests
The United States Navy has reportedly tested its HELIOS laser weapon on an aerial target at a unknown location sometime in ...
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U.S. Navy intercepted test drone with HELIOS directed-energy weapon
Advertisement The HELIOS system is a type of direct-energy weapon, which the Navy confirmed is a viable weapon for intercepting aerial targets ... with directed-energy war-fighting capabilities.
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Image captures US Navy testing its new laser weapon: What to know about HELIOS
Last year, the U.K. successfully tested its own high-powered laser weapon, DragonFire, against aerial targets ... representing a major shift in modern warfare tactics. Laser-directed energy ...