Top Gun 2 is now confirmed! The movie's shooting have been started and it's scheduled for release on July 12, 2019.
Here:
https://variety.com/2018/film/news/tom- ... 202826439/In the past I've read rumors that Top Gun 2 would feature the F-35C (or that the main character portraited by Cruise would "fly" one).
While the movie's plot is still "under wraps", one can read the following in the link above:
Although the plot is being kept under wraps, it’s been previously reported that Cruise’s character would now be a flight instructor and that the film would explore a world of drone technology, fifth-generation fighters and the end of the era of dog-fighting.
“The navy is very different now than it was in 1986,” said Kosinski, who previously worked with Cruise on 2013 sci-fi pic “Oblivion.”
Which could somehow confirm the above (F-35C).
But then again there's this "teaser pic":

“Active stealth” is what the ignorant nay sayers call ECM and pretend like it’s new.