US Navy deploys ODIN laser-equipped destroyers as part of counter-drone and defense operations

The article describes U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyers equipped with operational shipboard lasers (ODIN and HELIOS) intended to counter threats including one-way attack drones and small UAS. It notes two ODIN-enabled destroyers are on combat deployments in the U.S. Central Command area supporting operations related to Iran.