Engineers at Lockheed Martin developed the HELIOS directed-energy weapon that uses a 60-kilowatt laser that can blind the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sensors mounted on drones ...

USS Preble is the service’s first destroyer to be equipped with the HELIOS 60-kilowatt directed energy laser system. A stunning image from earlier this month depicting the U.S. Navy’s High ...

The cover image shows the first flight of the NASA/AeroVironment Helios prototype that took place on Sep. 8, 1999 from Edwards Air Force Base, California. Handling and performance were test under ...