Technology Timeline

00:06–00:13 Darkstar — onboard telemetry processors, sensor fusion, cockpit digital displays

00:06–00:13 Flight data recorders & telemetry feeds (digital flight data acquisition systems)

00:06–00:13 Cockpit cameras monitored at Mission Control (data relay and monitoring systems)

00:18–00:19 Fifth Generation fighter jets — stealth design, advanced avionics, digital flight systems

00:18–00:19 GPS jamming systems (electronic warfare computation)

00:19–00:20 Automated SAM missile arrays (computer-controlled surface-to-air systems)

00:35–00:42 F/A-18 Super Hornet — digital flight control computers, fly-by-wire, Advanced Mission Computer (AMC)

00:35–00:42     Communications headsets & networked mission links (real-time comms integration)

00:35–00:42 Simulation & briefing technology — 3D replays, digital mission run-throughs, performance tracking

00:48–00:52 Radar systems — tracking, targeting, radar cone sweep visualization

00:49–00:52 Tactical countdown timers & auditorium replay screens (digital visualization systems, data recording during training)

01:08–01:12 Laser targeting pods (FLIR) with programmable laser codes (digital targeting computation)

01:13–01:14 Radar lock and warning systems (digital threat detection algorithms)

01:31–01:33 Enemy command center tech — radar sweeps, digital alarms, real-time pilot tracking interface

01:48–01:49 ESAT beacon (Emergency extraction) (GPS and communications computing)