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(Sgt. Nickson Schenk/U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/10/15/france-to-go-it-alone-on-next-gen-combat-aircraft-after-fcas-collapse/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T15:30:55.03Z</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>2026-10-15T15:30:55.03Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[France to go it alone on next-gen combat aircraft after FCAS collapse]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3qlSN9PWqOo1lGHfcZABIqzqcKw=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/SPHS7SVGJNC53BCVCX2K5G6PJQ.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A visitor passes an FCAS aircraft mockup at the Dassault Aviation stand at the Paris Air Show in June 2025. 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Howey/Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/10/14/us-economic-supremacy-key-in-the-western-hemisphere-top-us-army-general-says/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T13:00:04.225Z</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>2026-10-15T13:00:04.225Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US ‘economic supremacy’ key in the Western Hemisphere, top US Army general says]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TfXMHVlILHCXvZs4svOkhFQhsqA=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/IIYEJWRPFFFH5EJ6QCEHBLCKBY.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team West, among other service members, train during PANAMAX 2026, Aug. 7, 2026. (Sgt. 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