* New think tank papers on Asian security in China’s lengthening shadow: China and Iran [RAND], Defending the Philippines [CNAS, PDF].
* The Washington Times looks at the size of the Pentagon’s civilian workforce which seems to move only in one direction.
* The latest CrossTalk features a series of articles on how to get the speed that comes with agile software development while retaining a healthy level of stability over the long run.
* Finland will buy Orbiter-2 mini-UAVs from Israel. Its neighbor Norway is seen as one of a few growing defense markets within Europe.
* ITT Exelis reported Q1 2012 revenue of $1.6B (+6%). Information and Technical Services grew by 16% while C4ISR shrunk by 5%.