HOTSHOT American pilots will be displaying at this year's Royal International Air Tattoo.

The US Air Force's F-16 East Coast Demonstration team will be flying at the Fairford show on July 16 and 17.

The multi-million pound fighter jet will be flown by Maj Geoff Hickman, who operates out of Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina who will demonstrate the aircraft's manoeuvrability.

Meanwhile the RAF will bringing one of their E-3 Sentry radar planes.

Commonly known as the AWACS, the jet from RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire is used to provide the RAF with an airborne early warning system, with its massive mushroom shaped radar detecting distance enemy planes.

The jet, which has taken part in operations over Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan, will take pride of place in the airshow's main theme Surveillance 05 Eyes in the Sky.

Organisers hope to have around 360 aircraft at this year's event.

Advance tickets for this year's show are priced £29.95 while tickets on the gate are priced £35. Children aged 15 and under go free.

For more information, visit the airshow website at: www.airtattoo.com