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A News Roundup for the Week Ahead It's Impossible To Connect The Joint Force As One. Until It's Not. Presented by Northrop Grumman We provide powerful, scalable networks and capabilities that enable the joint force as one across every domain, service and mission.  Learn more. Army Picks Tomahawk & SM-6 For Mid-Range Missiles By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Friday, November 6, 2020 5:36 PM Lockheed Martin won a $339 million contract today to integrate two Raytheon-made missiles, now used by the Navy, into a truck-mounted artillery battery by 2023.   AFRL Ponders Solar Power Beaming For Lunar Patrol Sat By Theresa Hitchens; Friday, November 6, 2020 1:17 PM Satellites and facilities in cislunar space could very well become the first customers of beamed power as it gradually comes on line, an Aerospace study finds.   DISA: Cloud-Based Browsing Will Save $300M By Kelsey Atherton; Friday, November 6, 2020 11:32 AM Instead of users connecting directly to websites, the new Cloud-Based Internet Isolation (CBII) system acts as a middleman, reducing bandwidth and blocking malware.   Army Wants Smaller Brigades, Stronger Divisions & Lots Of Robots By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Friday, November 6, 2020 7:01 AM New technologies and organizations will give soldiers an edge, Maj. Gen. Patrick Donahoe said, but tanks and foot troops will still face brutal close combat.   Space Command Widens Embrace Of Allies By Theresa Hitchens; Thursday, November 5, 2020 5:58 PM "We're looking internally to my headquarters, as well as here at Peterson, to bring some of our great allies and partners into our staff and into our operations and processes here at the Combatant Command level as well," said SPACECOM head Gen. James Dickinson.   Navy Contract Marks Start Of Building Next Gen Boomers By Paul McLeary; Thursday, November 5, 2020 5:19 PM Today's $9.4 billion award to General Dynamics Electric Boat kicks off construction on the first of 12 Columbia-class submarines.   'Mission Impossible?' Interoperability Across Arab States By Chyrine Mezher; Thursday, November 5, 2020 12:00 PM Enhancing interoperability across Arab states' defense systems remains a holy grail that even alliances such as NATO find hard to achieve.   5G Experiments In US Pave Way To Battlefields Abroad By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Wednesday, November 4, 2020 5:30 PM Having awarded $600 million for 5G pilots at five bases in the US, the Pentagon will formally solicit for seven more in the coming months. But will 5G work in war zones?   Voters Shake Up SASC, HASC; GOP Senate Control Likely By Paul McLeary; Wednesday, November 4, 2020 5:12 PM The Democrats so far have underperformed expectations in House and Senate races, but tight contests in Michigan, Alaska, and North Carolina await resolution   Military AI Is Bigger Than Just The Kill Chain: JAIC Chief By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Wednesday, November 4, 2020 7:01 AM "Being able to take out 10 targets in rapid succession…that's very exciting. It's awesome," said Lt. Gen. Michael Groen. "But it's not enough."   AFRL's Newest Lab Aims At Building Things In Space By Theresa Hitchens; Tuesday, November 3, 2020 5:50 PM One of the first projects the new DeSel lab will work on is testing structures for a futuristic capability that could be enabled by on-orbit assembly and manufacturing: space-based solar power.   Navy To Congress: Here's Your F-35C Carrier — How Do We Pay For It By Paul McLeary; Tuesday, November 3, 2020 12:13 PM The Navy awarded a big contract to modify its newest aircraft carrier — tossing the ball back to Capitol Hill which demanded the work, but neglected to provide funding.   Israeli Politics, Sub Scandal Cloud Waters On US Weapons Buys By Arie Egozi; Tuesday, November 3, 2020 7:01 AM TEL AVIV: The fragile coalition that forms the Israeli cabinet is delaying the decisions on huge arms deals with American companies, mainly Boeing and Lockheed Martin. "The chaos in the cabinet has put the urgent need for some critical defense platforms on ice. This is something that should not happen in a country like Israel that…   On Eve of Election, US Kicks Off Cost Sharing Talks With Japan By Paul McLeary; Monday, November 2, 2020 4:37 PM Given the deal's March expiration, and despite the upcoming US election, the State Department's R. Clarke Cooper said "it's incumbent upon us and our Japanese counterparts to actually continue to maintain focus on the negotiations now."   VCSAF Wilson Presses Service's Long-Range Strike Role By Theresa Hitchens; Monday, November 2, 2020 2:06 PM "All of the services are pursuing new long-range strike capabilities today, kind of like little kids chasing a soccer ball, and someone needs to ask which investments will maximize our nation's long-range strike warfighting potential," said Mitchell Institute's Mark Gunzinger.   Breaking Defense 611 Broadway • New York, New York • 10012 unsubscribe