Captain Frank Ault (1922 – August 25, 2006) was an officer in the United States Navy.
He is best remembered for leading a classified study in 1968 that led to the creation of the Navy Fighter Weapons School, or TOPGUN.
Adm. Tom Moorer, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), was disturbed over less-than-expected performance of Navy fighters against the North Vietnamese MiGs in the first stage of the Vietnam War.
Moorer directed Ault to conduct a sweeping review of aircraft, aircrew, organizational, training and missile performance and make recommendations for improvements.
He is the namesake of the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center auditorium at NAS Fallon in Nevada.