USS Preble is the service’s first destroyer to be equipped with the HELIOS 60-kilowatt directed energy laser system. A stunning image from earlier this month depicting the U.S. Navy’s High-Energy ...

The US Navy has released a new photograph of the USS Preble, showcasing its enhanced capabilities, including the HELIOS system, a cutting-edge laser weapon. USS Preble, an Arleigh Burke-class ...

In late 2024, the US Navy tested the HELIOS laser weapon system with the USS Preble destroyer against a ... land-based laser systems, so any new development should not be surprising.

Crow, USS Long Beach, USS Preble, USS Conolly ... Virginia; Puerto Rico; and New Mexico. Jim enlisted as a Seaman in 1958 and retired as a Commander in 1994, earning him the distinction of ...

system demonstration on USS Preble (DDG 88).” The weapon is still being tested and evaluated and has not been permanently deployed on ships, the spokesperson added. No other photos of HELIOS are ...

The USS Oregon arrived at Naval Station Norfolk following a change of homeport from Naval Submarine Base New London, Conn. Families and friends of the Oregon sailors watched as the submarine ...

USS America (LHA-6) and forward deployed 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) wrapped up their winter patrol on Mar. 6. The ...

New images reveal the extent of the damage the USS Harry S. Truman suffered this week when it collided with a merchant vessel near Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea. The photos released Saturday by ...

Though not nuclear-powered, the America-class vessels are similar in size to the French Navy's flagship aircraft carrier ...

The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and the America Amphibious Ready Group completed their first patrol of 2025 as a ...