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(Kevin Sterling Payne/U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2026/10/12/newly-public-company-unveils-fully-autonomous-drone-interceptors/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-12T15:19:33.42Z</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>2026-10-12T15:19:33.42Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Powerus unveils fully autonomous drone interceptors]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/_41cKKm4P4_YmOGCY16-iilfUkE=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/UJSJELF5GBF2ZLVQWIDMTMT2IM.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Powerus's Guardian 2 interceptor, when paired with a radar to detect threats, will launch in the direction of a drone. 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