The US military installed laser weapons on nine destroyers, including those stationed near Iran. Warzone writes about this on Wednesday 20 May.
The list included USS Spruance, USS John Finn, USS Gridley (currently in the Caribbean), and USS Kidd (under maintenance), as well as four destroyers stationed in their home ports. The ships are equipped with the ODIN system, a laser capable of blinding and disorienting reconnaissance sensors and attack drones.
The more powerful HELIOS system, capable of punching holes in fast attack ships, was installed on the destroyer USS Preble. However, it is less common, he says message.
US President Donald Trump announced on May 18 the postponement of the planned attack on Iran, which was supposed to take place on May 19. He added that the decision was taken at the request of the leaders of Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Later, Alexey York, a researcher at the Center for Middle East Studies at IMEMO RAS, said that despite the technical readiness of the United States to resume the military campaign against Iran, there is a high probability that Trump will look for any excuse to avoid this step.