Ace Medals are the limited-time currency behind every reward in Battlefield 6’s Top Gun event, including the Interdictor sniper rifle, aerial vehicle skins, weapon packages, and the “Ace Aviator” soldier skin. They are not tied to XP, match wins, or the Battle Pass. There is exactly one way to earn them.
Quick answer: Open the Challenges tab from the main menu, select the “Top Gun” subcategory, and complete the challenges listed there. Each completed challenge pays out a fixed number of Ace Medals, and no other activity in the game awards them.
Where to find the Top Gun challenge list
Every Top Gun challenge and its Ace Medal payout
The full Ace Pilot challenge list is worth 1,190 Ace Medals in total. Several entries give you two ways to finish, and completing either option closes out the whole challenge and pays the full amount.
| Challenge | Reward |
|---|---|
| All Modes: Get 120 kills or assists. Counts double in Carrier Strike or Battle Royale. | 150 |
| All Modes: Earn 75,000 points in any mode. Counts double in Battle Royale. | 150 |
| Multiplayer: Capture, neutralize, arm, disarm, or destroy 30 objectives. OR Battle Royale/Gauntlet: Play the objective 20 times in REDSEC. Missions in Battle Royale count double. | 120 |
| All Modes: Get 30 kills or assists in vehicles. Counts double in aircraft. OR Battle Royale/Gauntlet: Get 20 kills or assists with gadgets in REDSEC. Counts double in Battle Royale. | 120 |
| All Modes: Deal 10,000 damage to enemies. Counts double in Battle Royale. | 120 |
| All Modes: Destroy or assist in destroying 10 aircraft. Counts double in aircraft. OR Battle Royale/Gauntlet: Get 10 squad wipes in REDSEC. Squad wipes in Battle Royale count double. | 80 |
| All Modes: Destroy or assist in destroying 10 ground vehicles. OR Battle Royale/Gauntlet: Get 30 headshots in REDSEC. Counts triple in Battle Royale. | 80 |
| All Modes: Deal 4,000 damage to vehicles. Counts double against aircraft. OR Battle Royale/Gauntlet: Qualify through 10 rounds of Gauntlet, or place top 20 in Battle Royale. | 80 |
| All Modes: Perform 30 Support revives, Recon spot assists, or Assault kills. Counts triple in Battle Royale. OR Earn 75,000 Engineer repair points. Counts triple in Battle Royale. | 50 |
| Multiplayer: Capture 15 objectives while in a vehicle. OR Gauntlet: Earn 2,000 objective score in Gauntlet missions. | 50 |
| All Modes: Earn 5,000 score using vehicles. Counts double in aircraft. | 50 |
| All Modes: Complete 2 matches in any mode. Counts double in Carrier Strike or Gauntlet: Fighter Sweep. | 50 |
| All Modes: Repair 500 vehicle damage. Aircraft repairs count double. | 30 |
| All Modes: Get 10 kills or assists with explosives. Counts triple in Battle Royale. | 30 |
| All Modes: Deal 500 damage with gadgets. | 30 |
How progress and multipliers work
Progress carries between matches, so you never need to finish a challenge in a single round. Leaving a match early does not wipe what you already banked.
The multipliers are the real accelerator. A challenge that counts double in aircraft credits two ticks of progress per qualifying action when you are flying, and triple modifiers in Battle Royale work the same way. Picking the mode with the best modifier can cut the time on a challenge in half or better.
Dual-option challenges never force you into a mode you dislike. You are never required to play only Battle Royale or only the core multiplayer side, so pick whichever branch fits how you already play.
Note: These challenges do not refresh like Dailies and Weeklies, and no additional ones are added later in the event. What is listed is the complete pool of Ace Pilot challenges. Season 4 BF Pro members (sold separately) get a supplementary set of BF Pro challenges as an alternative route to more medals.
The fastest mode to farm Ace Medals
Top Gun: Carrier Strike is the most efficient place to grind. A large share of the challenge list revolves around dealing damage to vehicles, destroying aircraft, and scoring in vehicles, and Carrier Strike is dense with aircraft on both sides. Several challenges can close out in one strong round.
Grab the AA Tank when it is available. It tears through the helicopters that swarm the mode, which feeds the vehicle damage, aircraft destruction, and vehicle score challenges at once. Park somewhere with a clear firing line but away from infantry flanks, since a stationary AA Tank is an easy target on foot.
Stacking helps too. Tracking several aircraft-related or Carrier Strike-related challenges together means a single match feeds multiple bars at the same time.
What Ace Medals unlock
The event page holds 10 items, and you choose the order you unlock them in. The pool covers weapon packages across several weapon categories, aerial vehicle skins, and player profile items. Clear all 10 and a final exchange opens up for the “Ace Aviator” soldier skin as a completion bonus.
The Interdictor sniper rifle is the standout. It costs 100 Ace Medals, so it typically takes two or three challenges to afford, since most payouts land in the 30 to 80 range. Select it in the top left of the Event tab and press X on Xbox or Square on PlayStation to add it to your arsenal immediately.
The Interdictor ships with a 10x scope, a bipod, and a five-round magazine. It hits extremely hard with high bullet velocity past 100 meters, but the fire rate is slow and the recoil is heavy, which makes it awkward inside 75 meters. Its rounds also chip lightly armored targets like helicopters, though it is not a replacement for a proper anti-vehicle loadout.
Every medal needed to finish the event is earnable through play alone. Two store bundles, Top Gun: Helix Legacy and Top Gun: Helix Resolve, include Ace Medals alongside their cosmetics at 2,400 BFC each, but neither is required.
Event window and the Rendezook player card
The Top Gun event runs from August 18 at 12:00 PM UTC to September 15 at 12:00 PM UTC. Ace Medals are limited-time, so bank and spend them inside that window.
There is one extra challenge outside the medal economy. Pulling off a Rendezook during the event awards the “Showtime” player card icon. You need to eject from a jet mid-air, destroy an enemy jet with a rocket launcher, and land back in your own aircraft before it hits the ground. It is as hard as it sounds, and it pays no medals.
If you are pacing yourself, the challenge list is built to complete through normal play across the four weeks. If you want the Interdictor on day one, run Carrier Strike, track the vehicle damage and match completion challenges, and take the AA Tank.
