It seems like something out of science fiction, but it's fact: America's new military laser is showing it can shoot down drones. And it's still being developed.

The US Navy’s HELIOS laser weapon, a cutting-edge directed energy system, has demonstrated its potential in recent tests, ...

(Tribune News Service) — A new photo from the United States military shows the successful use of a laser ... USS Preble left San Diego for Yokosuka, Japan.” “The Arleigh Burke-class guided ...

AFP The U.S. Navy successfully tested its High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system aboard the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Preble last year ...

The American Navy has released a new photo of the USS Preble, highlighting its new capabilities. This photo features the HELIOS system, a state-of-the-art laser weapon. The USS Preble, an Arleigh ...

The US Navy has released incredible images showing its drone-destroying laser in action for the first time as foreign nations stock their arsenals with drones and anti-ship missiles.

The Navy has shown off its jaw-dropping new laser weapon. The HELIOS system can be seen firing from a warship in an internal ...

A U.S. warship, which is currently deployed in the Western Pacific Ocean, was pictured firing its laser at a drone target last week. The destroyer, USS Preble, completed a switch of home port in ...

The US Navy has unveiled its impressive new laser weapon, the HELIOS system ... "CCM supported the Navy's demonstration on USS Preble (DDG 88) to verify and validate the functionality, performance ...

The undated image shows the U.S. Navy testing a weapon system known as HELIOS from the USS Preble ... missiles by either melting or overheating them. The weapon not only can use a high-energy ...

The experiment was carried out aboard the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Preble ... powered laser weapon designed to neutralise threats like drones, fast attack boats, and even missiles.