What is the fastest fighter jet?

Answer by  newgeneration (699)

The MiG-25 Foxbat is the fastest jet fighter in the world, clocking in at 2,115 mph. The fastest American jet fighter is the F-15 Eagle at 1,875 mph. A military reconnaissance jet, the SR71 Blackbird, holds the honor of being the fastest jet aircraft in the world at 2,293 mph.

Answer by  Rik68 (18)

With an official speed of 2,115 miles per hour, the Soviet built MiG-25 Foxbat is the fastest jet fighter in the world.

Answer by  pmseff (70)

The fastest fighter plane ever was Russian : the MiG-25 developed in the Soviet Union during the 1960s and the related MiG-31 that followed in the 1970s. A record speed of 2,981.5 km/h over a 500 km circuit was set by Mikhail Komarov in October 1967 and a record absolute altitude of 37,650 m in August 1977.