'Entertaining? Yes. But also a certified fresh start for the military industrial complex, which gets a starring role.'
the F-35 program's 845 design errors, cyber vulnerabilities, $1.3 trillion sustainment costs, and mission capability rates at just over 55 percent.
No, talking about sustainment costs won't get Maverick invited to dinner with the admiral, but the broader point is that films like Top Gun: Maverick allow defense contractors like Lockheed Martin, the manufacturer of the F-35, to paper over these failures by casting it in such a heroic light. The sequel picks up right where the original left off, sending a clear message about the importance of a strong, active military. The indeterminate, unknown enemy leaves it up to the audience's imagination as to where the mission even takes place. North Korea? Iran? Russia? Take your pick.
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