Military
24/7 Wall St. reviewed data from the aviation resource Jetify to determine the warplanes that can or did fly faster than the speed of sound. All jets listed fly at Mach 2 or faster, which is double the speed of sound. The costs listed are the US dollar amount at the time of production.
Why This Matters
Governments, regardless of their global location, often invest heavily in their militaries to strengthen national security. Defense spending creates job opportunities across a range of industries, and military wages are used to buy products that drive economic development in communities. Some of the supersonic warplanes on this list were developed by military contracts with multi-billion dollar companies such as Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, BAE Systems, and General Dynamics.
Here are the fastest supersonic military jets on Earth.
16. Sukhoi Su-57
- Speed: 1,320 mph
- Country: Russia
- Cost: $42 million
15. Eurofighter Typhoon
- Speed: 1,320 mph
- Country: Multi-national
- Cost: $105 million
14. F-22 Raptor
- Speed: 1,355 mph
- Country: USA
- Cost: $150 million
13. Dassault Mirage 2000
- Speed: 1,400 mph
- Country: France
- Cost: $31 million
12. Chengdu J-10
- Speed: 1,445 mph
- Country: China
- Cost: $28 million
11. MiG-29 Fulcrum
- Speed: 1,520 mph
- Country: Russia
- Cost: $22 million
10. Su-27 Flanker
- Speed: 1,553 mph
- Country: Russia
- Cost: $41 million
9. F-111 Aardvark
- Speed: 1,650 mph
- Country: USA
- Cost: $10 million
8. F-15 Eagle
- Speed: 1,650 mph
- Country: USA
- Cost: $30 million
7. MiG-31 Foxhound
- Speed: 1,864 mph
- Country: Russia
- Cost: $33 million
6. XB-70 Valkyrie
- Speed: 2,056 mph
- Country: USA
- Cost: $750 million
5. Bell X-2 Starbuster
- Speed: 2,094 mph
- Country: USA
- Cost: N/A
4. MiG-25 Foxbat
- Speed: 2,190 mph
- Country: Russia
- Cost: $60 million
3. Lockheed YF-12
- Speed: 2,275 mph
- Country: USA
- Cost: $18 million
2. SR-71 Blackbird
- Speed: 2,500 mph+
- Country: USA
- Cost: $34 million
1. NASA/USAF X-15
- Speed: 4,520 mph
- Country: USA
- Cost: N/A
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