Boeing officials have claimed that the latest iteration of the mighty F-15 “Eagle,” the F-15 EX “Eagle II,” can clock a top speed close to Mach 3. The claim was made by Boeing’s program ...

This article was written with the assistance of A.I. technology, and has been edited and fact-checked by Melly Alazraki. The F-15 Eagle - a twin-engine, supersonic fighter jet - first flew in 1972.

The latest iteration of the American-made F-15 Eagle platform continues ... contract to construct the first bath of Eagle II fighters. With a top speed of Mach 2.25 (times the speed of sound ...