Armed With ‘Cutting Edge’ HELIOS Laser Weapon, USS Guided-Missile Destroyer ‘Preble’ Arrives In Japan

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble, equipped with the cutting-edge Helios laser weapon system, arrived at its forward-deployed location in Yokosuka, Japan, on October 12.   As part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the largest destroyer squadron in the US Navy and the principal surface force of the US 7th Fleet, the USS Preble joins an elite … Continue reading Armed With ‘Cutting Edge’ HELIOS Laser Weapon, USS Guided-Missile Destroyer ‘Preble’ Arrives In Japan