You might think that this missile was named after the iconic Tom Cruise character in the hit movie 'Top Gun,' but the AGM-65 Maverick was around long before the film.
This is a standard-issue air-to-ground missile which is used against a variety of targets, including heavy-armor vehicles and transport hubs. During both of the wars in Iraq during the past thirty years, the AGM-65 Maverick has seen heavy usage. More than five thousand of them were fired during Operation Desert Storm alone.