- Under the Geneva Convention, militaries are not allowed to use laser weapons directly against people — a condition that Klunder said the U.S. Navy will abide by
- In recent tests, LaWS successfully hit targets aboard a small boat that was speeding toward the Navy ship. The laser weapon also shot a small drone out of the sky
- The U.S. military is also pursuing this new breed of weapons for economic reasons. Laser weapons cost less to build and fire compared to multimillion dollar missiles