Key Points and Summary - A 2025 ranking of the five fastest operational military aircraft places Russia's MiG-31 Foxhound interceptor at #1, with a "stunning" top speed of Mach 2.83. -It is followed ...

Flying low through the Mach Loop leaves no margin for illusion. As RAF Tornado jets entered the valley, speed and mass compressed into a narrow corridor of rock. The aircraft passed first. The sound ...