Fighter Jet Will Highlight Center's Topgun Program
It's hard to believe it's been 25 years since Tom Cruise portrayed Topgun pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell on the big screen. In the movie, he decided to engage his instructor CDR Mike "Viper" Metcalf (played by Tom Skerritt) in a one on one dogfight. One thing the young Maverick didn’t appreciate was that “Viper” was flying a nimble Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, and in the skilled hands of the Commander Maverick got “shot down”.
Pentagon Officials Say No Further Delays Are Expected In The Program
Countries which have agreed to partner with the U.S. on the Joint Strike Fighter are understandably somewhat nervous as the cost if the airplane continues to climb and its delivery date gets pushed farther into the future.
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