11 Fastest US Air Force Fighter Planes

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7. F-16 Fighting Falcon

Speed: 1,500 miles per hour
Active service since 1978

Designed as a small and lightweight air superiority fighter, General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD) and Lockheed Martin’s F-16 has evolved during its 40 years in service into a fully adaptable multirole platform, able to be configured for almost any aerial combat mission. With 2,264 active airplanes (16% of the world’s total of 14,552 combat aircraft), it is the most used combat aircraft today. One of the reasons for its success is its speed and ability to reach Mach 2.

11 Fastest US Air Force Fighter Planes

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