desdinova - wasn't that like the story from Buck Rogers? There the most advanced Earth fighters were supposed to run by computers. Unfortunately, those computers were sold to Earth by the Draconians, who pretty much waxed the Earth forces left and right. It took Buck Rogers flying by his own skill to save the day and convince the humans they should depend on their own abilities. That and some disco dancing...egad!
(Homer voice: mmmmmmm...Wilma Deering)