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Brandon Vasquez/U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/10/14/blood-supplies-autonomous-systems-shape-us-armys-indo-pacific-combat-care-plans/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-16T14:02:30.614Z</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>2026-10-16T14:02:30.614Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Blood supplies, autonomous systems shape US Army’s Indo-Pacific combat care plans]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C6jBVZxitEarNqd73cttoaxHvMw=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/HIMVMSQHCZE5PHDGDQV5WADUEM.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. and Australian soldiers simulate medical evacuation at Fort Magsaysay, Philippines. (Staff Sgt. Brian Argamaso/U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/global/mideast-africa/2026/10/16/israel-secures-procurement-of-12-apache-gunships-in-last-minute-maneuver/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-16T14:01:24.19Z</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>2026-10-16T14:01:24.19Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Israel secures procurement of 12 Apache gunships in last-minute maneuver]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Kn6vco5UFRWj82aY9CnC0Y4Qc-0=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/ZG427NLTUNAPBNTOIP76UATPRU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A South Korean Apache AH-64E helicopter takes part in the 78th Armed Forces Day at a military base in Gyeryong on Oct. 1, 2026. 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