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#HeliosDirectedEnergy
"A high-energy laser (HEL) from Lockheed Martin has been delivered to the US Navy for installation on warships..

eurasiantimes.com/lockheed-deliv…

"The weapon system, officially known as the High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS), is a 60+ kW-class laser"

A continuous-wave HEL beam is a focused ray of optical radiation that delivers heat to a target’s surface and destroys it."

"The high-energy laser beams’ instantaneous time-of-flight prevents target from gaining first strike...since cost of engagement can be reduced to the expense of running the generator that supplies necessary current, HELs operate at a cost-per-shot basis that is almost zero."

"The HELIOS system’s multi-mission capabilities go beyond merely a high-energy laser since they also contain a long-range Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) and Counter UAS-mounted ISR (C-ISR) Dazzler. It makes use of a laser that is more powerful than 100KW."

"Directed Energy Weapons have emerged as one of the most advanced and sought-after categories of weapons by advanced militaries around the world."

"Laser weapons offer unprecedented levels of precision and engagement speed for naval warfighters.

The lasers simplify logistics and make ships and their crews safer because they are not dependent on conventional fuels or gunpowder-based weapons used on ships"

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