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

Some foreign media hyped that a Chinese warship that recently sailed into the Pacific Ocean was suspected of being armed with ...

In a significant move to bolster the United States’ missile defense capabilities, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has ...

The destroyer Preble successfully test-fired its HELIOS system on a drone target, according to a recently released report.

There has been a shared interest in so far as most would want to have them, they are high on the priority list of most ...

In the vast expanse of the ocean, a streak of white light pierces the sky. It’s not a natural phenomenon, but a weapon — a ...

The U.S. Navy’s High Energy Laser and Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system faced its first airborne ...

The United Kingdom has also been developing its own laser-based defense system. Last year, the U.K. successfully tested its own high-powered laser weapon, DragonFire, against aerial targets.

In 2014, the US Navy installed its first prototype SSL (solid state laser) capable of countering surface craft and unmanned ...

Israel’s missile defense system is effective in close quarters. That model won’t help the U.S.