Top Gun: Maverick Page #2

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[Scoffs] It galls me to say it, but…

For reasons known only to the almighty and your guardian angel…

You’ve been called back to top gun.

Sir? You are dismissed, captain.

The end is inevitable, Maverick.

Your kind is headed for extinction.

Maybe so, sir.

But not today.

[Person] Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell.

Your reputation precedes you.

Thank you, sir.

Wasn’t a compliment.

I’m admiral Beau Simpson. I’m the air boss.

I believe you know admiral bates. Warlock, sir.

Must admit, I wasn’t expecting an invitation back.

They’re called orders, Maverick.

You two have something in common.

Cyclone here was first in his class back in ’88.

Actually, sir, I finished second.

Just want to manage expectations.

[Sighs]

The target…

Is an unsanctioned uranium enrichment plant built in violation of a multilateral NATO treaty.

The uranium produced there represents a direct threat to our allies in the region.

The Pentagon has tasked us with assembling a strike team and taking it out before it becomes fully operational.

The plant sits in an underground bunker at the end of this valley.

Said valley is GPS-jammed and defended by an extensive surface-to-air missile array serving a limited number of fifth-generation fighters, which in turn are backed up by a plentiful reserve of surplus aircraft.

Even a few old f-14s.

Seems like we’re not the only ones holding on to old relics.

[Warlock] What’s your read, captain?

Well, sir, normally this would be a cakewalk for the f-35’s stealth, but the GPS-jamming negates that.

And a surface-to-air threat necessitates a low-level laser-guided strike tailor-made for the f-18.

I figure, two precision bombs, minimum.

Makes it four aircraft flying in pairs.

That is one hell of a steep climb out of there, exposing you to all the surface-to-air missiles.

You survive that, it’s a dogfight all the way home.

All requirements for which you have real-world experience.

Not in the same mission, sir.

No.

No, someone’s not coming back from this.

Can it be done or not?

How soon before the plant becomes operational?

Three weeks. Maybe less.

Well, it’s been a while since I’ve flown an f-18, and…

I’m not sure who I’d trust to fly the other three.

But I’ll find a way to make it work.

I think you misunderstand, captain.

Sir?

We don’t want you to fly it.

We want you to teach it.

Teach, sir?

We’ve recalled 12 top gun graduates from their squadrons.

We want you to narrow that pool down to six.

They’ll fly the mission.

Is there a problem, captain?

You know there is, sir.

Yeah.

Bradley Bradshaw, aka “Rooster.”

I understand you used to fly with his old man.

What was his call sign?

“Goose,” sir.

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