This Supersonic Military Jet Flies 4,520 MPH, And It’s Not an SR-71

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

Dassault Mirage 2000 (CC BY-SA 2.0) by Falconu00c3u0082u00c2u00ae Photography

• 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

Mikoyan MiG-31 (CC BY 2.0) by Sergey Vladimirov

• Speed: 1,864 mph
• Country: Russia
• Cost: $33 million

6. XB-70 Valkyrie

North American XB-70 Valkyrie (CC BY-SA 2.0) by ksr8s

• 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