Telar will be sending more peeps to the cave.
Honestly, what difference does it make if there are laser pistols? Microwaves work just as well making the lasers of no greater or lesser consequence than the microwave guns. I also agree that 100% realism is not the best way to go, primarily because we're in the blasted future right now, our present view of the feasibility of laser weaponry will be obsolete by 20whatever, so we have no leg to stand on calling bull with our limited knowledge of the present laws of physics, let alone the future ones.
More satellites. Telar also puts a base on the moon.
Jet pack prototype has the all clear. It's not Mach 9 or anything, but it's better than walking now that we've added mufflers. It hits the assembly line soon.
Unsinkables X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, & XV launched. Telar also beefs up its internal defenses, Telar has stuff behind its borders worth noticing.