The U.S. military has tested for the first time a laser weapon as fast as the speed of light, capable of melting missiles, drones, or any other airborne threat. The weapon, named HELIOS, was tested from the destroyer USS Arleigh Burke,

The United States Navy released the first real image of the HELIOS, an advanced laser weapon system installed on warships.

In the vast expanse of the ocean, a streak of white light pierces the sky. It’s not a natural phenomenon, but a weapon — a high-energy laser fired from the deck of a U.S. Navy destroyer. This is HELIOS,