This movie was made with the close cooperation of, and script oversight by, the U.S. Military and the Department of Defense Entertainment Media Office. In a May 2022 Washington Post article titled "'Top Gun,' Brought to You by the U.S. Military," Theo Zenou reports that the movie's producers Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson agreed to allow the military to have a say in the story line to get access to some of the planes, aircraft carriers, and other equipment they needed: "they needed military-grade equipment. As Time revealed in 1986, the DOD offered them a sweet deal: For $1.8 million, they would have 'the use of Miramar Naval Air Station' as well as "four aircraft carriers and about two dozen F-14 Tomcats, F-5 Tigers and A-4 Skyhawks, some flown by real-life Top Gun pilots.' It's unlikely the film could have gotten made without the Pentagon's considerable support. A single F-14 Tomcat cost about $38 million. The total budget for "Top Gun" was $15 million. In exchange for DOD backing, the producers agreed to let the department make changes to the script. Maverick's buddy, Goose, no longer perished in a midair collision because, according to the Navy, "too many pilots were crashing." Meanwhile, Maverick's love interest, Charlie, went from being a service member to a civilian because Navy regulations forbid officers and enlisted personnel from having relationships."

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