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British Secretary of State for Defence, Michael Fallon, paid a visit to the Royal Air Force’s 6 Squadron detachment in Estonia on Jun. 17. During this period the unit scrambled four times to identify four MiG-31BMs, two Tu-22M3s, two An-26s and an A-50 Mainstay.
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A Malaysian-registered oil tanker, MT Orkim Harmony, went missing in South China Sea on Jun. 11. Authorities now believe they had found the missing ship, which has since been repainted and renamed, in Cambodian waters.
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The Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) has found itself in need of more Sniper targeting pods and has approached Lockheed Martin with an urgent need for 10 more pods.
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A small commotion broke out at static display area of the JF-17 at Paris Airshow when Chinese officials refused to allow a Taiwanese TV crew to view the fighter close up even though they were escorted by a Pakistan Air Force officer.
An executive with Lockheed Martin confirmed that France has made inquiries to buy some C-130Js to augment its transport fleet.
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