• Source: High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance

The High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) is a Lockheed Martin-developed 60-120 Kilowatt high-energy laser weapon designed to intercept combat drones, fast-attack craft, and missiles. After winning the contract in 2018, the first announced installation was on the USS Preble (DDG-88) in 2019. By 2021 it was reportedly deployed onto an Arleigh Burke-class ship as part of its anti-air Aegis Combat System.




Operation


The HELIOS system uses a modular power and fiber-optic configuration that can be expanded to fire at between 60 and 120 kW. Besides drone and missile defense, it also performs long range surveillance (ISR) and sensor dazzling. Its purported advantages are high precision, efficient "cost to kill", and power capacity for multiple shots. As of 2024, higher-power laser weapons in the 150 to 300 kW range are being tested against anti-ship cruise missiles.




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Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons

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• Kapal perusak kelas Arleigh Burke
• High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance
• AN/SEQ-3 Laser Weapon System
• Laser weapon
• Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
• USS Preble (DDG-88)
• Helios (disambiguation)
• Littoral combat ship
• Projects of DRDO
• Air Force Research Laboratory
• History of radiation protection