lasers Archives - Defense Daily http://www.defensedaily.com/tag/lasers/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 21:26:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.defensedaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-dd-icon-150x150.png lasers Archives - Defense Daily http://www.defensedaily.com/tag/lasers/ 32 32 CNO Supports Battleship Lasers, Foresees Them Reaching One Megawatt-Power Level https://www.defensedaily.com/cno-supports-battleship-lasers-foresees-them-reaching-one-megawatt-power-level/navy-usmc/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 21:25:15 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1242916 Artist rendering of Lockheed Martin's HELIOS laser weapons system used on an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. (Image: Lockheed Martin)

]]> HELIOS Testing At Full Power For Months But Navy Leaning Towards Containerized Lasers, Lockheed Martin Executive Says https://www.defensedaily.com/helios-testing-at-full-power-for-months-but-navy-leaning-towards-containerized-lasers-lockheed-martin-executive-says/navy-usmc/ Wed, 13 Aug 2025 20:11:59 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1219026 Artist rendering of Lockheed Martin's HELIOS laser weapons system used on an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. (Image: Lockheed Martin)

]]> Army Pushing Right To Repair Laser Weapons, Moving To Interoperability At Manufacturing Stage https://www.defensedaily.com/army-pushing-right-to-repair-laser-weapons-moving-to-interoperability-at-manufacturing-stage/army/ Thu, 07 Aug 2025 08:50:20 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1217798 DE M-SHORAD (Photo by U.S. Army) (Jim Kendall)

]]> Kilby: HELIOS Laser Weapon Problems Delayed Testing, Not At Full Power https://www.defensedaily.com/kilby-helios-laser-weapon-problems-delayed-testing-not-at-full-power/navy-usmc/ Mon, 19 May 2025 20:26:01 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1209000 Artist rendering of Lockheed Martin's HELIOS laser weapons system used on an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. (Image: Lockheed Martin)

]]> Acting CNO: Need To Be More Sure Of Laser Output Before Going All-In, F/A-XX At Higher Levels https://www.defensedaily.com/acting-cno-need-to-be-more-sure-of-laser-output-before-going-all-in-f-a-xx-at-higher-levels/navy-usmc/ Mon, 07 Apr 2025 19:36:15 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1205495 Artist rendering of Lockheed Martin's HELIOS laser weapons system used on an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. (Image: Lockheed Martin)

]]> Limited Laser Testing Time Slowing Development, Lockheed Martin Executive Says https://www.defensedaily.com/limited-laser-testing-time-slowing-development-lockheed-martin-executive-says/navy-usmc/ Thu, 30 Jan 2025 21:32:34 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1199167 Artist rendering of Lockheed Martin's HELIOS laser weapons system used on an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. (Image: Lockheed Martin)

]]> Israel Unveils $537 Million Iron Beam Deal, To Deploy Within A Year https://www.defensedaily.com/israel-unveils-537-million-iron-beam-deal-to-deploy-within-a-year/missile-defense/ Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:36:10 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1191042 The Iron Beam 100kW-class High Energy Laser Weapon System (HELWS), developed by Rafael and Elbit Systems for the Israeli Ministry of Defense. The laser system is meant to complement the current Iron Dome defense system. (Photo: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems)

]]> Gainey: Sustainment Biggest Challenge In CENTCOM Stryker-Mounted Laser Prototypes https://www.defensedaily.com/gainey-sustainment-biggest-challenge-in-centcom-stryker-mounted-laser-prototypes/army/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 20:51:21 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1182515 DE M-SHORAD (Photo by U.S. Army) (Jim Kendall)

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