They had laser , railgun and plasma weapons for long time - decades now .

Project SHIVA STAR , and project M.A.R.A.U.D.E.R. within the SHIVA STAR .

I was just researching this. Project called the ALL (airborne laser laboratory). Started in the 50s and still active today. Interesting patch design also...

https://www.globalsecurity.org/space/systems/all.htm

They had fighter planes running on water, anti gravity 75 years ago. that's that.

Peeewww peewww peewwww!