By Geoff Fein Northrop Grumman [NOC] is wrapping up maritime testing of its STARLite radar system for unmanned aircraft, while also preparing to deliver the first systems to the Army in October, a company official said. This week Northrop Grumman conducted flight tests of a maritime variant of STARLite on a company-owned aircraft, John Simpson, manager business development land forces division, told Defense Daily yesterday. The aircraft is outfitted with the nose from a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Predator B…
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