Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 13, 2009

The 560-kg US satellite, of Iridium Holdings LLC, was launched in 1997 and the Russian Cosmos-2251, weighing almost a ton, was sent in space in 1993. Image from China Daily


Military And Intelligence News Briefs

Observing a Potential North Korea Missile Launch -- Information Dissemination

Intel Chief: No Fixing Afghanistan without Pakistan -- The Danger Room

Defense Language Institute Rolls Out New Programs -- AFPS

Help the Poor Fighter Plane Industry -- Armchair Generalist

Special Forces' Gigapixel Flying Spy Sees All -- The Danger Room

Lynn Is In As New DepSecDef -- DoD Buzz

Chinese Hackers Attack U.S. Computers, Thompson Says -- Bloomberg

First F-35 Squadron Plans Detailed -- Defense Tech

Russia Sending More Ships to Arctic -- Military.com

Russia's Arms Sales to Sudan a First Step in Return to Africa -- Naval Open Source Intelligence

CIA Man in Credit Card Case Worked in Spy Agency's Executive Suite -- CQ Politics/Spy Talk

Cartwright: US Must Better Sat Awareness -- DoD Buzz