[2] By 2021 it was reportedly deployed onto an Arleigh Burke-class ship as part of its anti-air Aegis Combat System.

[1][3] The HELIOS system uses a modular power and fiber-optic configuration that can be expanded to fire at between 60 and 120 kW.

Besides drone and missile defense, it also performs long range surveillance (ISR) and sensor dazzling.

Its purported advantages are high precision, efficient "cost to kill", and power capacity for multiple shots.

[1] As of 2024, higher-power laser weapons in the 150 to 300 kW range are being tested against anti-ship cruise missiles.