It's 25 years later and Maverick is a highly decorated veteran and very experienced Top Gun instructor. A new class of cocky, fresh and overeager pilots descend on Mirimar. There's a new young hotshot who thinks he's God gift to women and flying, which gives Maverick a sense of Deja-vu. He doesn't know if he is seeing himself or something else entirely in this new kid, but when Goose's widow Carole (Meg Ryan) hands this kid his dad's old bomber jacket, Maverick is transported to his glory days. He walks up and gives his greetings to his former pal Goose's wife and says, "hey son I flew with your old man". When Goose's son Bradley joins the conversation his demeanour changes and he says, "Yeah, I know who you are, you're the pilot who got my dad killed. He walks away while being scolded by his mother who is sadened at her sons comment and feels mixed feelings seeing a reminder of all she and her son lost. She has moved on, but worries her son is more like Maverick in his reckless ways than he ever was like Goose. She shares this with Maverick and asks his help to watch over him during Top Gun training. He agrees and realizes how conservative he's gotten over the years when he sees the new kid Bradley AKA "Phoenix" destroy all his old records one by one while also breaking every rule in the book to do it. Maverick has a soft spot for this kid and what he went through after his father's death and has a little left in his tank to show the kid a thing or two. Meanwhile, Maverick's young daughter only 20 checks out the Top Gun bar and falls for a handsome Bradley and then proceeds to torture him for her affection. Weeks pass by and Maverick and Carole see their kids are falling for each other. All of a sudden a new top secret fleet of North Korean migs test the air space of South Korea. After a blatent move last year (2010) by the North to sink a South Korean vessel and the lack of any major consequence by the West or its allies, the North have sent their new fleet to test the American response. News coming out of the region suggests this is the last step before the North can feel they can advance by sea and air to invade South Korea. They assume once in South Korea their nuclear deterent will make the West talk big, but do little. It is up to Maverick, Phoenix and his fellow Top Gun cadets to mobilize a response to the new highly secret fleet of North Korea before it's too late and the United States and its allies must be faced with war with a nuclear rogue state. When Maverick is hit by enemy fire and is surrounded Phoenix swoops in and uses his unconventional methods to even the odds. One by one the new migs are no match for American dogfighting experience and heart. Remaining migs bug out. Movie ends with a Maverick-Goose kids wedding and some familiar karoake You've Lost That Loving Feeling" by the new father in law Maverick to his wife Charlie. 2 modern jets fly off in the credits. Que Linkin Park theme for Top Gun 2.