Overview
- Previews published August 17 report the Top Gun crossover goes live on August 18 and adds two new modes, Carrier Strike and Fighter Sweep, two two‑seat jets, and a reimagined Wake Island.
- Carrier Strike replaces conquest‑style attrition with unified objectives where teams capture missile batteries to fire on the enemy carrier, weaken it, board it, and plant charges to destroy it from inside.
- Carrier Strike introduces new systems that let jets and other vehicles directly damage the carrier and spawn automatic anti‑air when objectives are captured, changes that shift play toward coordinated air, sea and infantry assaults.
- Fighter Sweep is a jets‑only mode where squads alternate destroying ground targets and enemy aircraft, and the two‑seat jets let a pilot and a gunner share one aircraft, a design that previewers say can unbalance matches.
- The Top Gun event is scheduled as a limited‑time run through September 15 and developers have not confirmed whether the modes, jets or branded assets will remain after the event, with licensing and community demand likely to shape any decision.