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(Gordon Arthur)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/08/10/marine-corps-to-get-production-ready-microwave-drone-swarm-killer/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T12:59:26.392Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ND8UXkBAtjy7hprwkcxHXkhCUlo=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/6JTWTC3APRAF7FZLUMFF336HXI.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A rendering of Epirus's High-power Microwave Autonomous Vehicle Operational Capability (HAVOC) system. (Epirus)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2026/08/10/australia-to-buy-sophisticated-us-air-to-air-missiles/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T13:24:25.363Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/9P14ZoRbWguq_7BZjbZD6uM0oEc=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/4XVXA5IIKFGVHGUQ6I7UKBL7XM.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Official rendering of an F-22A Raptor firing an AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile. (U.S. Air Force)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/08/07/how-north-korean-forces-are-bolstering-russias-war-against-ukraine/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T18:29:25.44Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/nV45WnKsH-ZGuQcXEveqEyLY99Q=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/QW3E2WQ56NHSHCDRP34JCY4E2I.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A man photographs parts of an unidentified missile, which Ukrainian authorities believe to be made in North Korea, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Jan. 6, 2024. 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(Annegret Hilse/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/08/06/boeing-wins-first-production-contract-for-jet-powered-jdam/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T17:28:56.549Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CNNGRrsanLDemRsJoTr2cBthK18=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/OMPQRQUYK5C6VPX24AZGCBE2MU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet carries a Joint Direct Attack Munition Long Range (JDAM LR) beneath its wing. (Boeing)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/global/mideast-africa/2026/08/06/iran-issues-warning-to-gulf-states-us-must-desist-or-youll-be-hit-hard/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T15:27:07.139Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/cdfqphE6xSwf-tHyAA0iMriVMkk=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/GX7CXMKLYVHFXHRVPXBYML6WXI.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Iranian missile system is displayed in Azadi Square in Tehran, Iran, July 30, 2026. 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