Lockheed Martin has integrated the High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) on guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88).
Photo: U.S. Navy
The company announced on Aug. 18 that the 60+ kW-class high energy laser with integrated optical-dazzler has been delivered to the sailing branch.
A photo from the U.S. Navy shows the HELIOS installed on the position in front of the ship’s bridge. This Phalanx CIWS occupy this spot on other destroyers of the same class.
The high energy laser will provide the warship with a deep magazine at low cost per kill while doing it at the speed of light.
HELIOS can also be deployed on other ship types and combat systems, such as aircraft carriers and big-deck amphibs with Ship Self-Defense Systems (SSDS), Lockheed Martin claims.
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