Following the completion of company-controlled tests of the High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) laser weapon system at the end of 2020, manufacturer Lockheed Martin has delivered a full production unit to the USN for further trials through 2021.
It is expected that the HELIOS system will be deployed at sea in the later part of the year, fitted to a USN Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, potentially USS Preble. It was reported in March 2020 that the system had passed a Critical Design Review, with Navy Factory Qualification Test being completed later the
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Forming part of the Reconciliation Bill, the funding will support multiple efforts involving autonomous capabilities, interceptors, missiles, rockets and torpedoes.
The delivery acceptance of the future USS Pierre marks the conclusion of the construction phase for the Independence-variant.
The new Barracuda version has been engineered to perform enhanced subsea and seabed warfare missions.
The nearly $25 billion investment will cover USCG procurement of cutters, aircraft, helicopters, training simulators and Polar capabilities over the next four years.
After commissioning, FRC Frederick Mann will operate in Alaska and perform multiple missions.
The US Coast Guard (USCG) created new units, including five Programme Executive Offices (PEOs), to facilitate and speed up the procurement of new capabilities.
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