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(MCS3 Taylor King/U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/04/29/dont-call-it-a-quagmire-defense-secretary-refuses-to-speculate-on-length-of-iran-war/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T20:46:48.885Z</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>2026-04-29T20:46:48.885Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Don’t call it a ‘quagmire’: defense secretary refuses to speculate on length of Iran war]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/o-6FaRj4DIpeOKGOyVVPyhH4LDk=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/PGXWYKHBKRBBLGNN5PVMCQ364Q.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine testify at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Department of Defense's fiscal 2027 budget request. (Kylie Cooper/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/04/29/trump-says-he-discussed-a-ukraine-ceasefire-with-putin/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T20:05:12.974Z</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>2026-04-29T20:05:12.974Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump says he discussed a Ukraine ceasefire with Putin]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3cWL1cgNU12xk3t6924KPVVA62c=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/Q6WMFVAQ5ND3LELFKLFCLNOPTA.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska on Aug. 15, 2025. 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(Kylie Cooper/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/04/29/safran-mbda-see-delivery-of-french-rocket-artillery-in-2029-as-feasible/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T16:50:47.69Z</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>2026-04-29T16:50:47.69Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Safran, MBDA see delivery of French rocket artillery in 2029 as feasible]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XKUQ1X8cCUiqAEibBK2Vonj1VzU=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/5RY6KRTNDVBMJO4SNGOZEEQZ3Q.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A French army multiple launch rocket system fires a munition during an exercise at Capu Midia firing range north of Constanta, Romania, on the Black Sea shore, on Feb. 9, 2023. 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(Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr./Marine Corps)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2026/04/29/us-marines-help-gun-down-beach-invaders-in-simulated-philippines-defense/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T15:43:12.039Z</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>2026-04-29T15:43:12.039Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US Marines help gun down beach invaders in simulated Philippines defense]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/jBw4H-VGksvhot53NIyId7vDmuQ=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/6QQMQT55LJDG5CFTSLQ6FPHT64.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An American M142 HIMARS launches a missile from Palawan, Philippines, during a  counter-landing, live-fire exercise on Apr. 27, 2026. (U.S. DoD)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/04/29/drone-diplomacy-wins-ukraine-valuable-allies-but-now-it-must-deliver/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T13:19:38.894Z</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>2026-04-29T13:19:38.894Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Drone diplomacy wins Ukraine valuable allies, but now it must deliver]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RIpBIY62mUNqNxOMqlTRVGmeUro=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/2Y4D2GKXSFBHLB6VYTE7EJWG5Y.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A soldier of the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces prepares a P1-Sun FPV interceptor drone for a launch near the frontline, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the Donetsk region on April 26, 2026. (REUTERS/Serhii Korovainyi)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-navy/2026/04/28/alpha-troops-and-more-ships-acting-navy-secretary-hung-cao-outlines-vision-for-service/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T12:57:34.172Z</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>2026-04-29T12:57:34.172Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘Alpha’ troops and more ships: Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao outlines vision for service]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/gSaWohWCEMVWJU6a79sk-omZtTw=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/S62PNHDBVFEV5M7YKF4J5NWDFY.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Then-Under Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao delivers remarks aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower on April 7, 2026. 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