US Navy successfully tests HELIOS laser weapon

International desk:

The US Navy has successfully tested a laser weapon called the High-Energy Laser with an Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system from one of its warships.

Published in the US Center for Countermeasures' annual report, an incredible photo showing firing off a drone-destroying laser is going viral on the internet. The undated image captured warfighting laser technology being launched from the USS Preble in the middle of the ocean.