U.S. Navy HELIOS laser test underscores greater advancements in Directed Energy Weapons

Published on February 10, 2025

The U.S. Navy’s High Energy Laser and Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system faced its first airborne target during a test in 2024, a first-time for the HELIOS program that will help the U.S. Navy inform other programs under the Directed Energy and Electric Weapon System effort.

Scarce details were published in the 2024 annual DOT&E report. According to the report, the Center for Countermeasures (CCM) supported the U.S. Navy’s test effort by collecting imagery in support of validation and verification of the HELIOS system.

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