With only about a month to go, getting a clear radar track on the F-22's presence at Le Bourget is becoming increasingly difficult. French industry officials say there could be as many as three of the stealth fighters in Paris. That's not the U.S. storyline, for now, though. After U.S. officials first indicated the F-22 would fly at the Paris air show, but not be based here due to security fears, now the aircraft is not even on the tentative deployment list. The Pentagon is still figuring out exactly what the final list of aircraft will be to grace the show. For now, both F-16s and F/A-18s will be in the flying display, with one of each type also in the static area. There, they will likely be accompanied by an F-15E, a C-17, C-130J, and a training Predator unmanned aircraft. Two helicopters are expected to show up, a HH-60 and an AH-64, although the high operational tempo for Apaches makes finding one for air show duty not that easy. In terms of senior Pentagon representatives, Michael Wynne will be back, this time as Air Force Secretary. He was at Le Bourget two years ago when he served as Pentagon acquisition czar.
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