Battle scenes from the beginning of the movie that feature Intruder bombers attacking a power plant and ammunition depot are taken from Flight of the Intruder (1991).
The USS Normandy set was previously used to depict a World War II-era submarine in Down Periscope (1996).
The scenes where the main character takes his daughter flying in the mountains look like they were taken from footage shot for Iron Eagle.
Costas Mandylor and Ice-T are good friends in real life.