How the US Navy is enhancing TOPGUN training
With the spotlight on the silver screen for Top Gun: Maverick earlier this year, Nate Leong details ongoing changes to enhance training for the US Navy’s own Top Guns at NAS Fallon
Behind the Scenes of Top Gun: Maverick – Filming the aerial sequences
Some of the cast and crew from Top Gun: Maverick describe how the stunning flying scenes were captured on film
Top Gun: Maverick – What it’s like flying in the F/A-18 Super Hornet
The ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ director and producer give some insights into the film and members of the cast describe what it’s like to fly in an F/A-18F Super Hornet
What is TOPGUN like today?
More than 50 years after its formation, TOPGUN adheres to the same basic tenet of delivering excellence to the Fleet
Insights from a real TOPGUN instructor
Retired US Navy CDR Jim ‘Jambo’ Ray shares some of his experiences as a TOPGUN instructor with Dr Kevin Wright
The F/A-18 Super Hornet: the star of Top Gun Maverick
Like the Hornet before it, the Super Hornet’s arrival into US Navy service was via a somewhat unusual route. Today it delivers world-class capability from the carrier deck
TOPGUN - The early years
Marcelo Ribeiro marked the 50th anniversary of the US Navy’s iconic dissimilar air combat training squadron – TOPGUN – in 2019 by exploring its formative years
What is the real TOPGUN like?
The long-awaited sequel to the movie Top Gun will be a Hollywood depiction of what happens at the US Navy Fighter Weapons School. Jamie Hunter and Richard Collens tell the story of the real TOPGUN — a school of combat excellence in the high desert
Boeing F/A-18 Hornet vs Super Hornet: what's the difference?
Tom Kaminski assesses the US Navy’s Hornets and Super Hornets and compares their capabilities.
Miramar – TOPGUN’s Ancestral Home
TOPGUN was established as the Navy Fighter Weapons School, out of VF-121 at Naval Air Station Miramar. Today, the facility is a key US Marine Corps station