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Bond/U.S. Air Force)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/07/22/backed-by-france-macron-sees-germany-as-nuclear-deterrence-vanguard-in-europe/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T09:39:25.066Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Defense News</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-22T09:39:25.066Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Backed by France, Macron sees Germany as nuclear-deterrence ‘vanguard’ in Europe]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/9nv8ehwM9eXqMlFV5FjBjsECq2U=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/46R5CT66FJC4BGPIQH7EJJQJFU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A French Rafale jet plane is pictured at the Noervenich air base in western Germany on July 17, 2026, prior to a French-German security council meeting. 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(U.S. Army photo)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/07/21/cost-of-iran-war-rises-to-375-billion-pentagon-requests-671-billion-more/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T23:34:05.106Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Defense News</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-21T23:34:05.106Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Cost of Iran war rises to $37.5 billion, Pentagon requests $67.1 billion more]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/rQ5vPV8JisUK1WeL8nTDWhCpBCs=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/YQY2LLTXPJC75M2EAWHIJ7DAHA.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on President Donald Trump's supplemental funding request for the Department of Defense on July 21, 2026. 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(Josh Plueger/U.S. Air Force)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2026/07/21/hanwha-philly-shipyard-awarded-2-billion-to-build-2-missile-tracking-vessels/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T15:14:42.064Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Defense News</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-21T15:14:42.064Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Hanwha Philly Shipyard awarded $2 billion to build 2 missile-tracking vessels]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/X8IS-oQkNLBdJBSxgl7x-wnmf4E=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/ECAOJFVJUNG7JPO5ZPZNK5MLVU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The shipyard, a subsidiary of the South Korean Hanwha Group, was selected to build the new missile-tracking vessels set to replace the aging Pacific Tracker and Pacific Collector. (Hanwha Philly Shipyard)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/07/21/germany-to-study-french-cooperation-offer-on-sampt-air-defense-system/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T13:51:34.246Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Defense News</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-21T13:51:34.246Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Germany to study French cooperation offer on SAMP/T air-defense system]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/fZBQSHgruXVFNirxqn-QFcXwPL0=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/IW4E2VACRJDFRBJKNGD4P4BTMM.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This photograph shows Franco-Italian consortium Eurosam's SAMP/T NG air defense system on display at the Paris International Air Show on  June 17, 2025. (Bertrand Guay/AFP via Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/07/21/how-startups-are-reshaping-the-pentagons-drone-industry/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T13:41:59.735Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Defense News</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-21T13:41:59.735Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How startups are reshaping the Pentagon’s drone industry]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/0p0OYDqepvHJ2cIPzgzhPO16HVs=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/OZ2AXWQWAZHI5DMK4JOP2UQTLU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A soldier practices with a first-person view drone system during the Dominance Program that took place at Fort Benning, Ga., from February to March 2026. (DoD]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/07/21/russia-may-use-captured-ukrainian-drones-against-poland-and-baltics-warsaw-warns/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T12:49:52.957Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Defense News</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-21T12:49:52.957Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Russia may use captured Ukrainian drones against Poland and Baltics, Warsaw warns]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/-BiZcGlwFMTvjaJaONgMfX8Z6ik=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/VJRWCKXFLVBKNESYPBLO7YQDHA.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Police officer looks towards damage to an oil tank after drones crashed at a storage facility in Rezekne, Latvia, May 7, 2026. 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(Allen Control Systems)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2026/07/21/x-bow-out-to-tackle-cost-quandary-with-sub-100000-drone-interceptor/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T10:56:34.11Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Defense News</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-21T10:56:34.11Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[X-Bow out to tackle cost quandary with sub-$100,000 drone interceptor]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/eICh7fbrLetxtJXYiKV7_QCJ1-Q=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/D2BQ66ME2ZD4NO4IFDDIBR5X5A.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The X-Bow Systems Buckler during a flight test. (X-Bow Systems)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2026/07/20/air-force-begins-piloted-flights-autonomy-tests-for-modified-f-16s/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T23:40:24.576Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Defense News</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-20T23:40:24.576Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US Air Force begins piloted flights, autonomy tests for modified F-16s]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/xmQhfFSH9F3TEQMi3yyErxV4Gic=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/FGMQN2GOHJDE7GBEYO36Y6ZXMU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ted Stevens, a VENOM test pilot with the 40th Flight Test Squadron, prepares for a test flight June 26, 2026, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. (Samuel King Jr./U.S. Air Force)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/flashpoints/middle-east/2026/07/20/pentagon-identifies-american-soliders-killed-in-iranian-attack-in-jordan/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T23:17:37.038Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Defense News</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-20T23:17:37.038Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Pentagon identifies American soldiers killed in Iranian attack in Jordan]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CIqEkcsi1Xe4MKXX7YCkf4Cy-QY=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/RSYJW5CYV5DX3A5XINBZBL375Q.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, left, and 1st Lt. 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(U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/07/20/new-executive-order-tightens-defense-supply-chain-waiver-rules/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T20:30:11.5Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Defense News</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-20T20:30:11.5Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[New executive order tightens defense supply chain waiver rules]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ge0cwA8QNWqbwF_GajiE1gcvgsg=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/YBSN5CBNHJBJ5IIQQY2XVJ32VQ.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Lockheed Martin THAAD missile interceptor is seen during a "Made in America Product Showcase" on the South Lawn of the White House in 2019. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2026/07/20/doodle-labs-eyes-us-european-production-sites-as-demand-soars-for-jam-resistant-drones/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T16:00:52.614Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Defense News</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-20T16:00:52.614Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Doodle Labs eyes US, European production sites as demand soars for jam-resistant drones]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Oy00N7yHcaEB1HgBpcVbLKMPZEY=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/XRTKEKCP5VFTBMSLOIT3UK2C3Y.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Ukrainian soldier flies a reconnaissance drone at a combat position in the direction of Kostiantynivka, amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on Jan. 22, 2026. 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