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

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 ...

The undated image shows the U.S. Navy testing a weapon system known as HELIOS from the USS Preble destroyer in the middle of ...

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.

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

The HELIOS system, developed by Lockheed Martin, uses more than 60 kilowatts of directed energy—enough to power 60 homes. The laser can destroy targets up to five miles away and operate without ...

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 has released incredible images showing its drone-destroying laser in action for the first time as foreign nations stock their arsenals with drones and anti-ship missiles.

Impact Link Ukraine is testing laser weapons to target Russian drones and other aircraft, a Ukrainian military official said ... China, the US, and Israel also have laser weapons in the works.