If you're wondering why the Ranger didn't return for a "Top Gun: Maverick" close-up, it's because the US Navy decommissioned the aircraft carrier in 1993. While the Ranger was reportedly kept in ...

The US Navy was paid $886,000 in the early 1980s to allow use of the aircraft, a central part of the movie. The F-14 was then reused in 2022 for ’Top Gun: Maverick’, further cementing its ...