Barry Abrams will be replaced in the role by Stephen Pearse, a former managing director of CAPA and vice president of Emirates.

A new category within the instructor course allowed the P-8A to be integrated into the event, which traditionally features more attack-minded aircraft.

The outgoing rule led to a diplomatic incident earlier this year when Novak Djokovic was allowed into the country to play in the Australian Open, before being effectively deported.

While hypersonic tech — defined as flying at least five times the speed of sound — is nothing new, countries are currently in an arms race to develop the next generation of missiles that are so manoeuvrable in mid-air they can’t be intercepted or detected.