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Why A Fighter Jet’s Advertised Top Speed Doesn’t Tell The Full Story

Fighter jets almost never fly at their advertised top speeds and rankings can change significantly accounting for real-world conditions.

Fighter jets almost never fly at their advertised top speeds and rankings can change significantly accounting for real-world conditions.

Military pilots have financial trade-offs when transitioning to the commercial sector, although loss of seniority can be bigger for seasoned pilots.

Ranking the NATO air forces by highest pilot salaries is difficult, although it clusters around North America and Western Europe.

Russia may or may not be in the top ten countries with the most 5th-gen fighters with Norway possibly having twice as many.

2Excel and other contractors are modifying an old Boeing 757-200 as a testbed for developing the GCAP/Tempest next-generation fighter.

Several modern fighter jets can exceed Mach 2 at altitude, although the most advanced, like F-35 and J-35, sometimes max out below that.

Several modern fighter jets can exceed Mach 2 at altitude, although the most advanced, like F-35 and J-35, sometimes max out below that.

As Boeing develops the F-47, the Air Force is keeping the heat on the GE and Pratt competition to complete development of the next-gen engine.

As Boeing develops the F-47, the Air Force is keeping the heat on the GE and Pratt competition to complete development of the next-gen engine.