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10 Fastest Fighter Jets In The World

Fighter jets are incredibly high-speed flying machines that are used during combats and war-like situation for various reasons, most prominent being destroying enemy's assets using missiles and bombs attached to a plane. While a commercial plane flies at sub sonic speed, modern day fighter jet can achieve 2-3 times speed of sound, Mach 2 onwards. Here are the world's fastest fighter jets based on their speed achieved during test flights with no weapons and an optimal altitude, typically above 30,000 ft (9,000 m). 

Mar 01, 2023, 12:35 PM IST

Ankara decision to shoot down Russian warplane wrong: Pro-Kurdish Turkish politician

Pro-Kurdish Turkish politician says Ankara was wrong to down Russian warplane.

Dec 23, 2015, 15:08 PM IST

Turkey's military plane shoots down Russia's Sukhoi jet on Syria border

Russia on Tuesday said that the military plane Turkey shot down at the Syrian border was a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 jet, adding that the jet did not enter Turkish space.

Nov 24, 2015, 15:15 PM IST

Turkey's fighter jets shoot down mysterious warplane on Syria border

Turkish fighter jets on Tuesday shot down a warplane of unknown origin after it ignored warnings and violated national airspace close to the Syrian border, media reports said.

Nov 24, 2015, 14:05 PM IST