The US Air Force has pulled its F-22 fighter jet from this month’s Paris Air Show, amidst speculation that rival air forces would use the show to get a closer glimpse of the technology, Reuters reports.

A spokesman for Lockheed Martin, the aircraft’s builder, Christopher Trippick, said that the aircraft would not make an appearance due to other demands on its time.

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The US has blocked the sale of the F-22 fighter jet to other countries, including allies Japan.

The new Obama administration announced only four more orders of the aircraft in April capping the production of the F-22 at 187 planes.

The F-22 is a stealth fighter, capable of evading radar and is seen as the premier fighter jet of the US Air Force.

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