ODIN is what is known as a dazzler laser. That is, it's one of a class of lasers that are intended to blind or distract rather than destroy. Though the legality of using such lasers against human pilots restricts them to only distracting the person by acting like the glare of oncoming headlamps, such lasers can also disable or destroy delicate optical sensors on drones.
It is prohibited to employ laser weapons specifically designed, as their sole combat function or as one of their combat functions, to cause permanent blindness to unenhanced vision, that is to the naked eye or to the eye with corrective eyesight devices.
Article 3
Blinding as an incidental or collateral effect of the legitimate military employment of laser systems, including laser systems used against optical equipment, is not covered by the prohibition of this Protocol.
I've kind of been following this and it's been utterly depressing watching the US navy going from saying "this is a weapon designed to blind drone sensors, it would be a warcrime to point it at a human"
to (warcrime alert!)
Turns out these weapons can "disable" humans "sensors" as well, isn't that neat!
Lmao this agreement is Swiss cheese.