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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

Vladimir Putin: Former KGB officer and Russia's post-Soviet tsar

The 65-year-old former KGB officer has reimposed the Kremlin's grip over society since taking power 18 years ago.

Mar 18, 2018, 23:01 PM IST

Pope Francis to pay `silent` visit to Auschwitz

Pope Francis was set to meet Holocaust survivors at the former Auschwitz death camp in Poland on Friday, as well as people who risked their lives to save Jews from the Nazis.

Jul 29, 2016, 09:44 AM IST

Voting in parliamentary election begins in Kazakhstan

Voting has begun in a parliamentary election in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan, where the governing party is expecting an easy win.

Mar 20, 2016, 16:13 PM IST