Object
AEGIS System
A shipboard integrated radar and fire-control suite represented in the Situation Room as a live sensor feed: crisp track icons, bearing/range readouts, and plotted contact vectors pulled from phased-array surveillance. The console output glows with prioritized detections; officers lean in, point, and argue over the system's tracks as decisions hinge on its readouts.
2 appearances
Purpose
Detecting, classifying, and tracking airborne and surface contacts to provide a real-time tactical picture for command decision-making.
Significance
Functions as the tactical authority that converts ambiguous reports into actionable reality: its detections propel the rescue deliberation, harden political stakes, and supply the military evidence that intensifies the confrontation over whether to launch a recovery or escalate to broader conflict.
Appearances in the Narrative
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