Top Gun 2
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The USN sure seems to be hoping it will.
daftandbarmy
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Seems to be part of the plan... again
Yes, the Navy is trying to recruit at ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ screenings
It is happening again.The U.S. military is feeling the need–the need to get more recruits at the movies. 36 years after the U.S. Navy infamously set up recruitment booths at movie theaters as Top Gun screened, they’re back, in time for the sequel Top Gun: Maverick. The film hit theaters on Thursday and viewers are already reporting seeing booths near concession stands.
Yes, the Navy is trying to recruit at 'Top Gun: Maverick' screenings
It is happening again.
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Planning IMAX.
daftandbarmy
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I watched the original movie during a NATO exercise, on our way to Norway in a Danish STUFT Ferry, in the ship's theatre.
At one point in the film there were no jet sequences on the screen, but I could still hear fast jet noises.
I went out on deck and overhead there was a dog fight going on, clearly part of the exercise.
It was nice of them to lay that on for us
armrdsoul77
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They couldn't use an F35c for the mission because gps was being jammed in the area of the target? Did I hear that right?
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That’s one of many disbeliefs (disbelieves?) you have to suspend.
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It is a Hornet driver movie….it would have been more realistic for them to say that the F35c was grounded due to a parts shortage…
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Or ALIS crashing.
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Harsh. But fair.
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I suspect most of the movie had been written before the 35 was fully deployed, so…
I mean it was delayed what 3-4 years.
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I think you are correct. IIRC, the script has been around for at least a decade.
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I saw it yesterday in Renfrew, I was impressed by the flight scenes and wonder how many cameras and how many takes to get it all just right. I enjoyed the movie a lot.
I bet it’s more a matter of being able to get cast and crew into the actual aircraft given how much of it was filmed in real flight.
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I think the us navy was being media savy and deliberately snubbed the f35c(they are the least enthusiastic service for it). Also brought up a few times was how it was "just an F18" and no match for 5th gen adversaries(unlike the F14 I guess?). Was the test plane at the start an FA-XX inspired design?
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Nope.
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