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Powerful US Navy laser weapon successfully neutralizes drone threats at sea

The US Navy has revealed new details about a laser weapon test conducted last ...

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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US Navy’s powerful new laser weapon vaporizes drone threats at sea

The U.S. Navy has quietly crossed a threshold that once belonged to science fiction, using a high energy laser to burn ...
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Image captures US Navy testing its new laser weapon: What to know about HELIOS

An incredible image buried deep in an annual military report released last month shows the U.S. Navy test-firing a high-powered laser weapon at a drone target from one of its warships. The photo of ...
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Third Party Laser Pointer Safety Testing is Essential for Consumer Safety

The increasingly widespread applications of laser pointers and the growing number of incidents in connection with these devices being misused have aroused concerns about laser pointer safety. Recent ...
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Lockheed Martin delivers high-energy laser for testing on AC-130J gunship

Lockheed Martin has delivered to the US Air Force its Airborne High Energy Laser system to be installed and tested on an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship. The laser completed factory acceptance testing and ...