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Hugh Meggitt (L) and SYPAQ Systems CEO Amanda Holt (R) inspect a drone interceptor in Melbourne on April 21, 2026. 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(Alex Brandon/AP)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-navy/2026/04/23/us-navy-is-reviewing-cost-of-future-ford-class-carriers-to-ensure-they-make-sense/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T21:23:23.904Z</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>2026-04-23T21:23:23.904Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US Navy is reviewing cost of future Ford-class carriers to ensure they ‘make sense’]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/oDorzqmkds5O5dSdzkEdinHB8Tw=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/75S2LETDVVBJPIIZ4XA66JSXNE.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, seen here in Souda Bay, Greece, cost roughly $13 billion to manufacture. (MCS3 Hannah Donahue/U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2026/04/23/in-first-ukrainian-unmanned-vessel-launches-interceptor-to-knock-out-shahed-drone/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T18:17:27.072Z</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>2026-04-23T18:17:27.072Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[In first, Ukrainian unmanned vessel launches interceptor to knock out Shahed drone]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ASW5HLojh82L9cfcLC-1e5py-dk=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/SC3EOSX7HRAAPANQMTEVIRGSBE.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces reported it intercepted a Russian Shahed drone attack by launching a Sting interceptor drone from an unmanned seaborne vehicle. (Thomas Peter/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>