Krieg wants the Pentagon’s acquisition corps to “adopt a more agile strategy” that will let the Global Hawk UAV program advance more quickly. He cautions, though, that program officials must make certain that the enhancements to Global Hawk show “demonstrated system performance” before any new UAV is turned over to warfighters. Krieg’s recent decision memo on Global Hawk offers important guidance for DOD’s top acquisition managers, who want to know what is going to happen to the program in the currently tight DOD budget climate. Congress may not have the same enthusiasm; lawmakers shifted some Global Hawk funding in the Fiscal 2006 defense spending bill to other programs.
Celebrating 100 Years of Liquid-Fueled Rockets
March 11, 2026
March 16, 2026, marks 100 years since Dr. Robert H. Goddard launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket. Over the past century, new and ever more capable liquid-fueled rockets have literally propelled humanity into space. Why liquid-fueled rockets?