Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 9, 2010

Photo: Letitia "Tish" Long has spent more than two decades working in the intelligence community.

Woman To Head Major Intelligence Agency For First Time -- CNN

Washington (CNN) -- At least a chunk of the glass ceiling will come tumbling down Monday when Letitia "Tish" Long becomes the first woman to head a major intelligence agency.

Long, who has spent 32 years in government service including more than two decades in the intelligence community, will take over as director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), the office responsible for collecting and analyzing overhead imagery and geospatial information.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Bulgaria’s Finances Squeezing Existing Arms Deals -- Defense Industry Daily

Airbus says more order cuts would undermine A400M -- Reuters

Iran Unveils New Submarines and Makes More Persian Gulf Warnings -- CNS News

Iran Developing Longer-Range Rocket -- Global Secuirty Newswire

Russia, NORAD shadow jet in Pacific hijack drill -- AP

Observing a Systems Approach to Naval Power -- Information Dissemination

Carriers: The Weakest Link Pt 1 -- New Wars

Gates to CEOs: Work With Me -- Defense Talk

The Defense Industry’s Summer Of Discontent -- Defpro

F-35 delay prompts temporary fix Japan Times -- Japan Times (H/T: ELP Defens(c)e Blog)

U.S. Marines to restructure forces in the Pacific area -- Star Advertiser

Dropped Calls In Combat -- Strategy Page

US Aerospace/Antonov: A Peek at the KC-X Protest [Updated] -- Ares/Aviation Week

Interrogation Advice from CIA Docs Unethical -- ABC News

Air war architect reflects on Operation Desert Shield 20 years later -- Defense Talk