Computers and the Pentagon: Part 1

The enemy is different but the technology is the same. We dug into our archives and found the U.S. military technology developed during the Cold War in a 1980's Computer Chronicles show is much the same technology now used in the U.S. war against terrorism. [Episode #1909, First broadcast: 11/13/2001] show segments Revisit how the military uses Flight Simulation technologies with interviews from Singer Link. Next, see how Carnegie Melon Robotics Institute Director Raj Reddy was working to solve the problems with sensory systems in "Robot Warriors" in the 80's. We also interviewed Brian McCune of Advanced Decisions Systems to find out how artificial intelligence can be a pilot's best friend as an onboard advisor, planner and threat assessor. Finally, we’ve update the show with a more recent visit to Wright Patterson Air Force Base to see how the Air Force computing center is testing and simulating new weapons systems. http://archive.org/details/Computer2001_2