Maverick is back, still with the "need for speed" and carefully avoiding any form of promotion that would see him flying a desk! It's 30 years since the original film and this picture has Maverick now one of the Navy's top pilots, pushing the envelope as a test pilot and training new graduates for a specialised mission which brings him into contact with Lt. Bradley Bradshaw, call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late best friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, known as "Goose.”

Now facing an uncertain future Maverick has to confront the ghosts of his past whilst preparing for a mission that demands the ultimate dedication...