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HELIOS Laser To Be First Fully Integrated On U.S. Ship

HELIOS Laser To Be First Fully Integrated On U.S. Ship
Artist rendering of Lockheed Martin's HELIOS laser weapons system used on an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. (Image: Lockheed Martin)

Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] new $150 million contract to develop and build two High Energy Laser and Integrated Optical-dazzler with Surveillance (HELIOS) weapon systems for the Navy marks several first including the first laser weapon fully integrated for the lifetime of a U.S. Navy ship.The Navy awarded the contract in late January and expects the units to be delivered by FY 2020 (Defense Daily, Feb. 2). One is bound for land-based testing at the White Sands Missile Range, N.M., but the…

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