RE: 'Laser rifle' is latest weapon against enemies
No surprise that relatively small firms like Xtreme Alternative & SPA are behind this TR3 rather than a big corp like BAE because use of the focused beam is a war crime accusation waiting to happen. It or something like it will still be deployed for use against optical systems rather than against people (directly).
Modern piracy is street gangs on water. The rifle of choice is the AK, which require much less attention than Armalites. Like more conventional criminals, they prefer soft targets over ones that have some ability to protect themselves, even with non-lethal weapons.