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(Rudy Ruitenberg/staff)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/06/16/rheinmetall-pitches-shipping-container-that-can-spit-out-swarms-of-attack-drones/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T14:31:21.742Z</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>2026-06-16T14:31:21.742Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Rheinmetall pitches shipping container that can spit out swarms of attack drones]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/1NQ3k4roRSnX7SIhQt6guf6BzSs=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/NHHGESSGMJAPTBW25XI73WWT7Y.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A cover briefly gets stuck on a drone during the unveiling of Rheinmetall's proposed launch container for its FV-014 loitering munition at the Eurosatory defense exhibition near Paris on June 16, 2026. (Sebastian Sprenger/staff)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2026/06/15/australia-forges-ahead-with-155mm-ammo-production/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T12:32:42.627Z</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>2026-06-16T12:32:42.627Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Australia forges ahead with 155mm ammo production]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/gPU-KmTUF0Qk-vZewYjIeXwfdSs=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/5FNCENZGSNAALKDTBQBK3X6Q3Y.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Rheinmetall Nioa Munitions facility at Maryborough, Australia, forges metal casings for exported 155mm artillery rounds. Now M795 rounds will be forged there too. (Nioa)]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>