Lockheed Martin delivers HELIOS laser system to US Navy
14 Jan 2021
US Navy has recently demonstrated above 60kW output power based on multiple kilowatt fiber lasers.
Artistâs rendering of Lockheed Martinâs HELIOS system. This year, the U.S. Navy is scheduled to field the first acquisition program to deploy the High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance, or HELIOS â a laser weapon system with high-energy fiber lasers intended for permanent fielding by the U.S. Department of Defense.
This will be the only deployed laser system integrated into an operational Flight IIA DDG (destroyer, guided missile). This follows Lockheed Martin and the US Navyâs recent demonstration of full laser power in excess of the 60 kW requirement.