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(Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-navy/2026/04/22/navy-going-to-study-possibility-of-building-ships-outside-us-phelan-says/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-22T00:27:50.284Z</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>2026-04-22T00:27:50.284Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Navy ‘going to study’ possibility of building ships outside US, Phelan says]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OvCbhxzvmlxbTAYdI0RpZEUfer8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/RG4XS5CN2FHBHKGB5NYBJ7LBZY.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The USS America arrives at the General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company shipyard dry dock in Virginia, Feb. 21, 2026. 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(U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2026/04/21/us-navy-unmanned-surface-vessel-fleet-to-grow-sevenfold-in-indo-pacific/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T23:10:49.378Z</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>2026-04-21T23:10:49.378Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US Navy unmanned surface vessel fleet to grow sevenfold in Indo-Pacific]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2GkjPHGtwmorAL6GF331l95vJ7Q=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/AMVISXOKPFEGDCOOU5O7EG27GM.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The USV Ranger trails the USS Shoup as both ships transit the Pacific Ocean on Sep. 15, 2023. (Jesse Monford/U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/04/21/us-southern-command-stands-up-autonomous-unit/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T22:53:58.561Z</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>2026-04-21T22:53:58.561Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US Southern Command stands up autonomous unit]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Beey0GaA36dO76H9k1I-xrsphXY=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/Q53XOBO7MNGVPKSPAGCEFZEXJQ.webp</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan is briefed while visiting a training course in Panama on March 31, 2026. (Richard Morgan/U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/04/21/pentagon-seeks-funds-for-golden-dome-drones-ai-in-largest-ever-budget-request/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T21:34:44.447Z</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>2026-04-21T21:34:44.447Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Pentagon seeks funds for Golden Dome, drones, AI in largest-ever budget request]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/bnyQu84oErg69a5c1hUp1z-UYJU=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/TXGOMRWIQBGFXGOB64RKHTERYU.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Pentagon unveiled details of its $1.5 trillion budget proposal for fiscal 2027 on April 21, 2026. (Jason Reed/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>