HELIOS laser weapon system nears ship integration
NewsMarch 13, 2020
BETHESDA, Md. Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy moved one step closer to integrating a laser weapon system onto an Arleigh Burke destroyer after conducting a Critical Design Review (CDR) for the High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system.
This year, HELIOS will undergo system integration in Moorestown, N.J.—the home of Aegis Combat System development for 50 years. The HELIOS system will then be tested at the Wallops Island Navy land-based test site.
This will reduce program risk before being delivered to a shipyard for integration into an Arleigh Burke destroyer next year. In addition to being built into the ship’s structure, HELIOS will become an integrated component of the ship’s Aegis combat system.
