AINonline
• Bill Carey
Northrop Grumman has lightened its STARLite small tactical radar to enable integration on unmanned aerial systems, officials say. The move adapts the PM SAI STARLite program hardware for UAS applications, expanding potential ISR and sensor-payload options for unmanned platforms.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
By SpaceWatch Global: We’re just 48 hours away from the start of the Munich Security Conference — and the tone is already set.
The War Zone
• Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick
By The War Zone: The end of New START treaty has left the U.S. nuclear arsenal unbounded for the first time in decades.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway
By The War Zone: Even if the jets lack radars, that doesn't mean they are useless, but their capabilities and survivability would be degraded.
DefenseNews.com
• Michael Peck
By DefenseNews.com: The Navy is looking for armed drones that can be launched from austere locations or from surface warships other than aircraft carriers.
marinecorpstimes.com
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
By FlightGlobal: UK defence ministers have met with senior executives from Leonardo twice over the past fortnight as they attempt to reassure the Italian firm over the government's continued commitment to the long-running New Medium Helicopter (NMH) programme and have promised a procurement decision ahead of an end-March deadline.
SpaceNews.com
By SpaceNews.com: Integrate Raises $17M to Commercialize the World's First Ultra-Secure Project Management Platform for Classified Programs.
Reuters
By Reuters: U.S. defence supplier Northrop Grumman and Polish arms group Niewiadow-PGM aim to make more than 180,000 artillery shells annually in Poland, Northrop Grumman's managing director for Poland said on Wednesday.
