NOTE: Watch the videos under “Resources” before answering the questions.

1. What is LaWS - what is it able to do? how does it work? Be specific.

2. What stage of the testing is the Navy at with LaWS?

3. The United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) is a theater-level Unified Combatant Command of the U.S. Department of Defense, established in 1983 as the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force (RDJTF). CENTCOM’s area of responsibility includes countries in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia, most notably Afghanistan and Iraq. When (for what purpose) has US CENTCOM authorized LaWS to be used?

4. What is advantageous about the controller design of LaWS?

5. How will LaWS not be used?

6. What additional projects is the Office of Naval Research working on?

7. What was your initial reaction to this article? (surprise, admiration, pride, apathy, etc.) Explain your answer.