They are behind the curve; Facebook and friends have already done this
Patents dont mean crap tho right? Companies that have any idea file hundreds of patents per year just incase it becomes a thing. I wouldnt put too much stock into this.
This is what happens when philosophy, sophistry, and ethics decide to go on vacation to the Bahamas together while their husbands work at major investment banks.
US Navy: "the UFOs were ours."
It's a psyop, the navy is trying to fool other nations into wasting their money on BS technology.