A jaw-dropping new photo shows the US Navy firing off a drone-destroying laser weapon — dubbed “Helios” — from one of its warship. The undated image, which was published in the US Center for Countermeasures’ annual report this month,

The U.S. Navy has successfully tested its cutting-edge laser weapon system, HELIOS (High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance), aboard the USS Preble, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.

The U.S. Navy has revealed that it tested out its High Energy Laser and Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) by shooting an aerial target