I agree with you, however I would venture to guess or say that by now our armed forces have things which are probably even much further advanced than what they divulged to the public, what most of us most likely would consider to be science fiction. Many years ago our family had a friend who worked for some governmental research place, a place I cannot recall and at that time told us “If I could tell you what we are working on you probably think I am crazy and you probably may see or hear about it ten or twenty years from now, but this is about all I can and are allowed to say” So, what ever we may be hearing are just some appetizers of some even more sophisticated devices as well as applications.
At some point, he said if he answered my question, he'd have to have me shot.
He's still working in DC.
I hear what you are saying. I worked for 24 years for a company developing the cutting edge for DOD. The stories I could tell ..... if only I wanted an extended vacation in Leavenworth.