Lieutenant (junior grade) Ron "Slider" Kerner is a naval flight officer trained on the Grumman F-14 Tomcat and a graduate of TOPGUN. Slider is LT Tom "Iceman" Kazansky 's radar intercept officer (RIO). In the final engagement, Iceman and Slider shoot down one of the six MiG-28s.

May 19, 2022 · Slider is the RIO (Radar Intercept Officer, aka the guy in the backseat of the jet who sort of helps out) of Maverick's frenemy Tom "Iceman" Kazansky (Val Kilmer). He is the counterpart to...

May 14, 2021 · Slider actor, Rick Rossovich, shares what happened to his character after the events of Top Gun. The long-awaited sequel to the classic film would have been released already if it wasn’t due to various delays, some COVID-related and some due to the complexity of the flight sequences.

Tom "Iceman" Kazansky was one of only a few United States naval aviators to be sent to TOPGUN. He had an extremely cocky personality and was known for his big ego, as was his RIO, LTJG Ron "Slider" Kerner. His signature bleached hair tips are closely associated with the fact that he is "the best pilot" in the new class of TOPGUN students.

May 17, 2021 · Luckily, for those dying to know what happened to Iceman's rio, Slider, Rick Rossovich, the actor who played the role, has our answer. Top Gun: Maverick will be out this year, which also...

May 13, 2021 · The first, of course, is Top Gun — celebrating its 35th anniversary this week — in which Rossovich played Slider, inseparable partner of Val Kilmer’s Iceman and critical member of the quartet of...

Jul 1, 2022 · Iceman’s Radar Intercept Officer and partner in crime, Ron “Slider” Kerner is often a thorn in the side of Maverick and Goose, as the battle for who is in Top Gun increases in stakes, even...

Jun 14, 2022 · We know Slider doesn’t appear in Top Gun: Maverick because Cruise and Kosinski wanted to avoid a nostalgia tour. Though Rossovich didn’t get the call to reprise his role as Iceman’s radar...

Iceman : I heard that about you. You like to work alone. Slider : Mav, you must've sold under a lucky star, huh? I mean, first the MiG, and then you guys slide into Cougar's spot.

May 12, 2021 · But, will Rossovich’s Slider be back? Slider was, of course, Iceman’s (Val Kilmer) radar intercept officer who, along with Iceman, thought Tom Cruise’s Maverick was a reckless punk. (They were...