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(Serhii Korovainyi/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/05/11/canada-eyes-turkey-as-a-fellow-mid-power-ally-in-weapons-development/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T15:13:06.938Z</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>2026-05-11T15:13:06.938Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Canada eyes Turkey as a fellow mid-power ally in weapons development]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/A3YtOnw-gvLY7Q_kDjsxWIWa5vM=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/F6VXNAMWRVAKHJY4IP6J3WO2NQ.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People visit the stands during the SAHA Expo 2026 International Defense, Aerospace and Space Industry Fair in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 9, 2026. (Beyza Comert/Anadolu via Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-navy/2026/05/11/epic-fury-has-navy-rethinking-carrier-deployment-tempo/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T14:21:14.104Z</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>2026-05-11T14:21:14.104Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Epic Fury has Navy rethinking carrier deployment tempo]]></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 USS Gerald R. Ford arrives at the NATO Marathi Pier Complex in Souda Bay, Crete, Greece, during a scheduled port visit on Feb. 23, 2026. (MCS3 Hannah Donahue/U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/05/11/remains-of-missing-soldier-found-off-the-coast-of-morocco/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T13:39:31.358Z</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>2026-05-11T13:39:31.358Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Remains of missing soldier found off the coast of Morocco ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DN39Pw7HSe2GKmMG3kcrMsynkg4=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/7PS3JX5MAFHFPO5GNMUMX5Z24U.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The remains of 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key, Jr. were recovered on May 9, 2026, one week after he and another soldier were reported missing May 2. (U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>