More Than a Laser, HELIOS is an Integrated Weapon System
The High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance, or HELIOS, provides the U.S. Navy with game-changing directed energy capability through integration of high energy laser and optical dazzler technology into the ship and combat system.
High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and …
The High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) is a Lockheed Martin-developed 300 Kilowatt high-energy laser weapon designed to intercept combat drones, fast-attack craft, and missiles. [1]
HELIOS: US tests laser weapons that can fry enemy drone 5 miles …
3 days ago · A promising technology for the Navy. Lockheed Martin was first contracted to develop HELIOS in 2018, and beyond the Pebble is expected to install another system on one of Pebble’s sisters in the ...
Directed Energy - Lockheed Martin
At sea, in the air and on the ground, Lockheed Martin is developing laser weapon systems ready to defend U.S. and allied forces. Combined with our platform integration expertise, these systems are designed to defeat a growing range of threats to …
• 60kW+ High Energy Laser for Counter Fast Inshore Attack Craft (FIAC) and Counter UAS • Long Range Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) • Counter UAS-mounted ISR (C-ISR) Dazzler
Lockheed Martin Delivers HELIOS Laser Weapon System to U.S.
Aug 18, 2022 · Lockheed Martin delivered to the U.S. Navy a 60+ kW-class high energy laser with integrated optical-dazzler and surveillance (HELIOS), the first tactical laser weapon system to be integrated into existing ships and provide directed energy capability to the fleet.
Media - Lockheed Martin - Releases - Naval News
Mar 11, 2020 · HELIOS leverages technology building blocks from internal research and development projects that continue to advance the Navy’s goal to field laser weapon systems aboard surface ships. For more information, visit: www.lockheedmartin.com/laserweaponsystems and HELIOS overview.
US Navy Transforms Naval Protection with Helios Laser's Power …
4 days ago · The HELIOS program was initiated in 2018 with an initial $150 million contract awarded to Lockheed Martin for development, manufacturing, and delivery of two systems—one for land-based testing and another for naval integration. After successfully passing its Critical Design Review in 2020, sea trials began in 2021 at Wallops Island, Virginia.
Lockheed delivers high-energy laser four years in the making to …
Aug 18, 2022 · WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin today announced it delivered a high-energy laser destined for installation onboard warships to the US Navy, a significant milestone in advancing the technology...
US Warship Fires Laser Weapon in Stunning Photo - Newsweek
3 days ago · A laser uses energy fired at the speed of light, ... U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin, which developed the HELIOS, said in a press release: ...