India, Sept. 9 -- Australian defence technology company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has unveiled its High Energy Laser Weapon (HELW), Apollo, developed to counter the threat posed by unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in modern conflict. Scalable between 50 and 150 kW, Apollo is designed to destroy or disable small to medium-sized drones and disrupt their sensors at long range, reducing the effectiveness of coordinated swarm attacks.

Drones have become central to battlefield operations, used for surveillance, reconnaissance, and strikes. Swarm tactics, in particular, have placed pressure on conventional defence systems, which often rely on missile interceptors. EOS said Apollo addresses this challenge by combining speed, precision, and cost e...