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Collin Mackall/U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/09/24/with-denmark-saildrone-logs-first-flag-registration-for-naval-surveillance-drone/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T14:25:19.641Z</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>2026-09-24T14:25:19.641Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[With Denmark, Saildrone logs first flag registration for naval surveillance drone]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TRJ_fMJwd16IzLEhLL0pIQSldvU=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/P3PV7RZOONGFJLNUYH4UNJHOVM.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two Saildrone Voyager vessels are seen in the Baltic Sea off the port of Koege, Denmark, on June 16, 2025. 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(Thibaud Moritz / AFP via Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-army/2026/09/24/army-awards-palantir-481m-to-modernize-ammo-management/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T00:39:55.748Z</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>2026-09-24T00:39:55.748Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Army awards Palantir $48.1M to modernize ammo management]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/udLT9rJ6UaVQCxK99xI2g5T8ZH4=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/2XXBC67GD5AM7OHRHJM3LHFWZ4.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[For the ammo management software, the Army said Palantir beat out the competition through a three-phase selection process over a six-week period. 
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(U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/video/2026/09/23/leonardo-drs-showcases-jtt-x-hybrid-satcom-for-tactical-aircraft/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T17:18:49Z</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>2026-09-23T17:18:49Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Leonardo DRS Showcases JTT-X Hybrid SATCOM for Tactical Aircraft]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/xArZX_62-ud1Lvk5GErmucjUokg=/d3k85ws6durfp9.cloudfront.net/09-23-2026/t_ba77e3eef97148a091e65614e8923431_name_file_1920x1080_5400_v4_.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/air/2026/09/23/air-force-civilian-staff-dispute-status-of-china-aerospace-studies-institute/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T15:45:00.069Z</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>2026-09-23T15:45:00.069Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Air Force, civilian staff dispute status of China Aerospace Studies Institute]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/eElFGdxpArc9lLvLO8p8OusqxTw=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/GEPBHMFVNRHTPHC3GZASWAUKPE.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[On Oct. 1, the Air Force will eliminate all 10 civilian positions at the China Aerospace Studies Institute. (China Aerospace Studies Institute)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/09/23/greenland-welcomes-us-military-pact-but-trust-still-shaky/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T15:25:44.405Z</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>2026-09-23T15:25:44.405Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Greenland welcomes US military pact but trust still shaky]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/qLX1pI4pesTZMBNVZPruBkTpAfc=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/GYZLJVNO45DRDFMIXRN7O5NOOM.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen show signed documents during a trilateral signing event on Greenland's security at the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Sept. 22, 2026. (Kylie Cooper/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/09/23/german-defense-minister-sees-smooth-sailing-in-parliament-for-his-record-defense-budget/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T13:56:12.406Z</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>2026-09-23T13:56:12.406Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[German defense minister sees smooth sailing in parliament for his record defense budget]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/sNvTVdlrbcV6_gEF96DteZhFa40=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/XSIRZL6WUNFRNAOAYGS4R33WAU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, center, holds a press conference in front of the first German Air Force F-35A fighter jet at Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth, Texas, production plant on Sept. 18, 2026. (Kay Nietfeld/picture alliance via Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/09/23/europes-push-to-reduce-us-reliance-is-reshaping-the-defense-space-market/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T13:15:09.314Z</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>2026-09-23T13:15:09.314Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Europe’s push to reduce US reliance is reshaping the defense space market]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/hiQlp_tnewd7P7xU8dopFMiSVcI=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/W7IPMORUIRGRRFL2LCU6K2VQXM.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Germany's Isar Aerospace rocket is launched into space from a base in Andoeya, Norway, on Sept. 5, 2026. (Isar Aerospace/Franziska Kegel/Handout via Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/09/23/germany-wants-to-manufacture-american-pac-3-interceptors-to-help-meet-global-demand/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T12:58:17.289Z</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>2026-09-23T12:58:17.289Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Germany wants to manufacture American PAC-3 interceptors to help meet global demand]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/mtfMnn4CmHmB47_SCiOSTOKZnPE=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/44YXGZWUFZFUNDVIWC372OWXZM.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Visitors take a closer look at a Patriot missile launcher at an event in Laage, Germany, June 6, 2026. (John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/video/2026/09/23/airmen-design-ai-powered-shotgun-for-last-ditch-drone-defense/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T12:34:31Z</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>2026-09-23T12:34:31Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Airmen design AI-powered shotgun for last-ditch drone defense]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/25s3dKLUg55Z5pHRtc3_zFJdc4c=/d3k85ws6durfp9.cloudfront.net/09-22-2026/t_0650edd9b624477a98cc3a74f5e8a508_name_A_I_enabled_shotgun_THUMB.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/09/17/us-air-force-to-extend-service-of-b-1-b-2-bombers-official-says/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-22T20:16:56.636Z</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>2026-09-22T20:16:56.636Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US Air Force to extend service of B-1, B-2 bombers, official says]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/In1qX-gY3ZfnTvww0CxHm4oru0I=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/XGB23ENHOFHY3IOHW57K3T3GSU.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People photograph a U.S. Air Force B-1 as it approaches to land at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, March 17, 2026. (Toby Melville/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-navy/2026/09/22/us-navy-destroyers-tested-in-middle-east-as-demands-mount/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-22T19:48:01.602Z</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>2026-09-22T19:48:01.602Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US Navy destroyers tested in Middle East as demands mount]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6Diw5YRW79CmR1eGmo8XGt9uKpI=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/KUT6MRN4GJDEHA4Y7Y4O3VJWQA.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Arleigh Burke-class USS Carney (U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/09/22/royal-navy-successfully-launches-us-mk-48-torpedo-from-uncrewed-submersible/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-22T18:15:09.326Z</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>2026-09-22T18:15:09.326Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Royal Navy successfully launches US Mk 48 torpedo from uncrewed submersible ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/9wv12mUYD1mjjtjQHFe4WhV9BJY=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/HIQ7VZV75FEY3HX2OCU6O3RUAM.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sailors aboard the submarine USS California guide a Mk 48 inert training torpedo into place during an expeditionary ordnance loading exercise. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael C. Barton/U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/09/22/italian-navy-plots-race-of-two-local-machines-an-f-35b-against-a-ferrari/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-22T18:09:49.587Z</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>2026-09-22T18:09:49.587Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Italian Navy plots race of two local machines: an F-35B against a Ferrari]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/nihZNOOy0Rub7SKm2xath9SCF74=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/NITATOGCJJHARO7FBE4CXFEU24.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Lockheed Martin F-35B of the Italian Navy lands at the Los Llanos military base in Albacete, Spain, on Sept. 24, 2025. (Joan Valls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/09/22/centcom-has-become-a-battle-lab-for-unmanned-systems/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-22T16:43:01.151Z</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>2026-09-22T16:43:01.151Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[CENTCOM has become a battle lab for unmanned systems]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N_lFKzJBtP8d3N3WtuDnToguDhY=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/A36KSSVDCNGJHL4PQOUQZMGRUY.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[With the start of operations against Iran, unmanned systems moved from experimentation and exercises into the demands of an active war. Pictured are autonomous surface vessels built by Saronic. (Saronic)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/09/22/f-16-fighter-jet-crashes-at-us-air-base-in-western-germany/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-22T16:24:13.995Z</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>2026-09-22T16:24:13.995Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[F-16 fighter jet crashes at US air base in western Germany]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/nT2Z_J10foQrH9jKz8HYfIT7EmU=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/QPD7BU564VAIJBHZRF24ILABE4.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The F-16 is a multi-role fighter aircraft capable of both air-to-air and air-to-ground combat. (Staff Sgt. 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