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(Sebastian Sprenger/staff)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2026/10/13/startup-wants-us-soldiers-to-command-ai-agents-through-its-smart-glasses/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T15:01:28.695Z</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>2026-10-15T15:01:28.695Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Startup wants US soldiers to command AI agents through its smart glasses]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/1DzspFTJEw0rw4nwml6Ir5Jscq4=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/CMWVYGTMHFALHD4NCVNWYZ77ME.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Washington, D.C.-based startup Rivet is developing militarized smart glasses for the U.S. Army. (Rivet)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/10/15/pentagon-seeks-expertise-to-develop-brain-injury-assessment-standards/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T14:00:01.03Z</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>2026-10-15T14:00:01.03Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Pentagon seeks expertise to develop brain injury assessment standards]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZKL2Nw8XYfOL8mZ3MDsmyskczUM=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/EGRM52PUXFGRLLXBHILX66TBSE.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Soldiers with 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, blow an improvised door handle charge to infiltrate a locked door. (Capt. H. 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Elise Renaldi/U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/land/2026/10/15/thales-australia-tackles-heavy-battlefield-logistics-with-new-big-rig-robot/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T12:00:02.506Z</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>2026-10-15T12:00:02.506Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Thales Australia tackles heavy battlefield logistics with new big-rig robot]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/1UZ9144AeC2Zq4xP5Cs2L2e9MZw=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/WO4D3SXQ45FJTPCZPNWMHVL5LA.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The BladeHaul (left) unmanned ground vehicle is based on the Bushmaster protected mobility vehicle (right). (Thales Australia)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-army/2026/10/14/who-doesnt-want-to-be-first-best-squad-nco-and-soldier-named-at-ausa/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T11:00:02.621Z</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>2026-10-15T11:00:02.621Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘Who doesn’t want to be first?’ Best Squad, NCO and Soldier named at AUSA]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/dziZ0GLKCPuokhbkR-N_yyJBYsM=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/OTAEJDHJA5HVBP7TGSPWZJCE7Q.webp</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The 75th Ranger Regiment, part of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, won the 2026 Best Squad Competition. (Staff Sgt. Alexander Nieves/U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/10/14/us-army-to-address-parents-blocked-access-to-teen-medical-records/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T10:00:06.589Z</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>2026-10-15T10:00:06.589Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US Army to address parents’ blocked access to teen medical records]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Qv4Bh_1gjmYNkqqsdZ8INuhRQFI=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/GCTJLP76IFCKXLG65RPVH3NTVU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lt. Gen. Mary K. Izaguirre, the U.S. Army Surgeon General, said the service was working to give military parents access to their teen children's medical records. 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