I mean I agree with you, but that's not to say there aren't military/defense applications. I know of a project that is using downward looking LIDAR imaging and

I mean I agree with you, but that's not to say there aren't military/defense applications. I know of a project that is using downward looking LIDAR imaging and SLAM to map out buildings and then combined with gamma radiation imaging to localize radiation sources within the scene. One of the intended uses is counter-terrorism.