The V-280 Valor comes in for a roll-on landing during its first public flight demonstration at Bell's Amarillo, Texas, production facility on June 18. (Jen Judson/Defense News staff)

Bell’s V-280 Valor shows off agility, speed in first public flight demo

The V-280 Valor took to the skies above Amarillo, Texas, in its first public demonstration to a small group of reporters June 18.

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President Donald Trump holds up an executive order that he signed during a meeting of the National Space Council on June 18, 2018, in Washington, D.C. At the meeting, Trump directed the Defense Department to stand up a Space Force. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Trump wants a Space Force. Now what?

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BAE Systems' Amphibious Combat Vehicle prototype took part in operational tests with Marines over the last two months. SAIC and BAE are competing to win the Marine Corps' ACV low-rate initial production contract expected to be awarded in June 2018. (BAE Systems)

BAE wins Marine Corps contract to build new amphibious combat vehicle

The Marine Corps has awarded BAE Systems a low-rate initial production contract to build its new Amphibious Combat Vehicle.

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A firing contest takes place among North Korean female gunners with multiple launch rocket systems at an undisclosed location. (STR/AFP via Getty Images)

Koreas seek withdrawal of long-range artillery near border

For South Korea, the North’s artillery deployed near the border justifies the former’s defenses, as the North’s weaponry is capable of hitting Seoul and surrounding areas.

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Britain's new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth is seen anchored in Mount's Bay on June 11, 2018 in Penzance, England. HMS Queen Elizabeth, the First of Class Aircraft Carrier, and the largest and most powerful surface warship ever built for the Royal Navy, is currently undertaking sea trials ahead of receiving the RAF's £9 billion stealth fighter the F-35 Lightning IIs later this summer. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

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President Trump orders the creation of a Space Force, and restrictions on drone sales could hurt the U.S. defense industry.

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