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F-16 belonging to VFC-13, flying over Carson Valley, NV.

Navy Tried To Buy Greek F-16s To Turn Them Into Adversaries

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Sep 6, 2024
The history and legacy of the Navy's F-16N

Live Fast, Die Young: The Story Of The Navy’s F-16N

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on May 14, 2024
The first of 22 former Swiss F-5E/F Tiger II jets is now in the United States for the final phase of its conversion into an aggressor for the Navy and Marine Corps.

Marine KC-130 Delivers First Of New Batch Of Ex-Swiss F-5s Destined To Be Aggressors

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Apr 5, 2024
F-16 Lemoore

Navy F-16 Recovered After Running Off Runway

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Oct 4, 2023
Lockheed Martin's Darkstar illuminated in red

Lockheed Hints Again At The Existence Of A Secret High Speed Jet

By Oliver Parken
Posted on Mar 14, 2023
Hawker Hunter ATAC

Hawker Hunter Aggressor Pilot Recounts Ejection Right Out Of Top Gun

By Jan Tegler
Posted on Feb 16, 2023
JASDF_F-15J_MAVERICK

Japan Unveils Top Gun 2 Themed F-15 Eagle

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Sep 2, 2022
Top Gun Maverick

What Top Gun 2 Got Right And Wrong About Navy Fighter Culture

By Joe “Smokin” Ruzicka
Posted on Aug 15, 2022
top-gun-maverick formation super Hornet

This Is The Navy Weaponry That Top Gun 2’s Box Office Haul Could Buy

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Jul 9, 2022
A full-size mockup of the fictional Darkstar hypersonic aircraft that Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works helped create for the 2022 movie Top Gun: Maverick.

Darkstar Mockup From Top Gun: Maverick Looks Wicked In New Video

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jun 10, 2022
Embraer Carrier Top Gun Maverick

I Bet You’ve Never Seen A Private Jet Fly An Approach To An Aircraft Carrier Before

By Oliver Parken, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Jun 7, 2022
Artwork depicting the Darkstar stealthy hypersonic aircraft, a fictious design that Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works created for the movie Top Gun: Maverick.

Skunk Works On How They Brought Top Gun: Maverick’s Darkstar To Life

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jun 3, 2022
A screen shot of a clip from the 2022 film Top Gun: Maverick showing a fictional hypersonic aircraft that Lockheed Martin helped craft.

Skunk Works Helped Create The Darkstar Jet For Top Gun: Maverick

By Thomas Newdick, Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on May 6, 2022
New Top Gun Trailer Shows Dogfight Between F-14 And Su-57

New Top Gun Trailer Shows Dogfight Between F-14 And Su-57

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Mar 29, 2022
Top Gun: Maverick’s Massive Support From The U.S. Military Is Laid Out In These Documents

Top Gun: Maverick’s Massive Support From The U.S. Military Is Laid Out In These Documents

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 17, 2021
U.S. Navy Adversary Unit Reveals Super Hornet Masquerading As Russia’s Top Fighter

U.S. Navy Adversary Unit Reveals Super Hornet Masquerading As Russia’s Top Fighter

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Nov 1, 2021