Computer Chronicles

Season 3, Episode 26

Episode Title: Computers and the Pentagon: Part 2

Air Date: 1986-03-25

Overview:

A look at the uses of computer hardware and software in the Defense Department. Shot on location at various military installations around the country. Featured are demonstrations of SDI, the Strategic Defense Initiative, the AEGIS combat control system on board the USS Valley Forge advanced navy cruiser, and the Air Force's Advanced Sensory Exploitation System using distributed networks and artificial intelligence to detect enemy threats