The US Navy successfully tested its new laser weapon mounted on a warship. The dramatic photo above depicts the High Energy Laser and Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system ...

It seems like something out of science fiction, but it's fact: America's new military laser is showing it can shoot down ...

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.

The US Navy is helping to eliminate the need for a human operator to counter drone swarm attacks. An effort led by the Naval ...

An AI-generated video, based on an official photograph, showing the U.S. Navy testing a directed energy weapon from a naval ...

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 ... Sign up for USA TODAY's Daily Briefing newsletter.

The black and white picture shows a bright laser beam being fired from the Preble ... It was not clear when and where exactly the weapon demonstration took place. According to the report, it ...