Top-gun-2

Top Gun: Maverick's discussion of Maverick's military record can sound a bit cavalier, but do fighter pilots really count their confirmed kills?

However, Top Gun: Maverick abandoned this plot thread after Scott’s untimely passing and replaced it with the more traditional story seen in the sequel. [Top Gun: Maverick,](https://screenrant.com/tag/top-gun-2/) Tom Cruise’s character is considered a legend thanks to his five confirmed kills, a detail that has sparked debate regarding whether real-life fighter pilots count their kills. [Top Gun’s sequel was originally](https://screenrant.com/top-gun-2-original-tony-scott-drone-sequel-plot/) going to address this directly with a plot about drone warfare, a controversial technological advancement that allows pilots to aim and fire missiles from the comfort of a desk.