The United States Navy has tested the very short range (1 mile), 30-kilowatt Laser Weapon System or LaWS to be used against targets like small UAVs, rocket-propelled grenades or visible motorboat or helicopter engines.It has been defined as “six welding lasers strapped together.” A 60 kW system, HELIOS, is being developed.as of 2020
The Navy Has Installed the First Drone-Stopping Laser on a Destroyer
US Navy deploys first anti-drone laser dazzler weapon