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DARPA Lift Challenge

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

About this archived opportunity

Help transform heavy-lift aviation. Submit your drone design that can carry a payload more than four times its own weight. Help DARPA design small, unmanned aircraft with exceptional payload-to-weight performance. This will help the agency redefine vertical lift aviation.

Historical details

Status
Closed
Deadline
May 1, 2026
First captured
March 27, 2026
Award
$6,500,000
Publisher reference
https://www.usa.gov/challenges/darpa-lift

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DARPA Lift Challenge

by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

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