article_snippet: The top speed is the same... but our range is less: Typhoon compared to the Russian Blackjack .
article_snippet: But the Russian Blackjack is three times faster than the Bear and can fly four times further than the fighters that make up Britain’s Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) squadrons, according to experts.
article_snippet: Like the Russian Blackjack, Typhoon can reach Mach 2 – about 1,500mph.
article_snippet: But while the Russian aircraft has a range of 7,600 miles without refuelling, the Typhoon’s limit is 1,800 miles, meaning the Russian Blackjack could maintain the Russian Blackjack maximum speed for much longer than the Russian Blackjack British counterpart without air-to-air refuelling.
article_snippet: But while the Typhoon cannot match the Blackjack’s range, RAF sources insist the Typhoon is a superior aircraft overall given the Typhoon set of air-to-air weapons and the Typhoon agility.
highlights_snippet: The Blackjack will be able to outrun the RAF's fastest fighter jets .
  
highlights_snippet: But The Blackjack is three times faster than Russian Bear and can fly four times further than the fighters that make up UK's Quick Reaction Alert squadrons .
  