For four decades, Top Gun has lived in the imaginations of audiences around the world as the vision of US naval aviation. In the year of the 40th anniversary of its release, FPRI Senior Fellow Dr. Emma Salisbury was joined by a panel of naval aviation experts including Dr. Sebastian Bruns, Dr. Ryan Wadle, and Commander Ned Breen for a discussion on its impact, then and now, and its legacy for the years to come.

July 16, 2026