The 10 Fastest Military Aircraft Ever Built

Get your heading right, because you can get lost in a hurry at these speeds.

10) Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker (Mach 2.35 - 1,553 mph)

Dmitriy Pichugin

9) General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark (Mach 2.5 - 1,650 mph)

Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald, U.S. Air Force

8) McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle (Mach 2.5 - 1,650 mph)

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7) Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-31 Foxhound (Mach 2.83 - 1,864 mph)

Dmitriy Pichugin

6) North American XB-70 Valkyrie (Mach 3.02 - 2,056 mph)

NASA

5) Bell X-2 Starbuster (Mach 3.2 - 2,094 mph)

4) Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 Foxbat (Mach 3.2 - 2,190 mph)

Leonid Faerberg (transport-photo.com)

3) Lockheed YF-12, The SR-71 Test Variant (Mach 3.2 - 2,275 mph)

USAF

2) Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird (Mach 3.4 - more than 2,500 mph)

USAF / TSgt Michael Haggerty

1) NASA/USAF X-15 (Mach 6.72 - 4,520 mph)... Yep, This Is Pretty Much A Rocket With Wings

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Swayne is an editor at Boldmethod, certified flight instructor, and a First Officer on the Boeing 757/767 for a Major US Carrier. He graduated as an aviation major from the University of North Dakota in 2018, holds a PIC Type Rating for Cessna Citation Jets (CE-525), is a former pilot for Mokulele Airlines, and flew Embraer 145s at the beginning of his airline career. Swayne is an author of articles, quizzes and lists on Boldmethod every week. You can reach Swayne at swayne@boldmethod.com, and follow his flying adventures on his YouTube Channel.

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