The French Air Force placed an order for 42 Dassault Rafale F4 fighters meant to close the capacity gap left by the sale-export of Rafales to Croatia and Greece.
A US defence official said the balloon entered US airspace days ago, where it flew over the vast state of Montana, which borders Canada, and at an altitude well above commercial air traffic.
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