Through its Tactical Technology Office (TTO), DARPA wants to move drones to the next level with its Lift Challenge – a US$6.5-million competition aimed at creating small drones capable of lifting ...

DARPA's "Lift Challenge" aims to develop small drones capable of carrying up to four times their own weight (a 4:1 payload-to-weight ratio), a significant increase from the typical 1:1 ratio. This ...

In an effort to supercharge the development of military drones, DARPA will this year fast track flight testing of five advanced Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) prototypes as part of the agency's Early ...

Battery technology is on the cusp of enabling high-performance flight applications. DARPA just released a “Lift Challenge” for drones, with a prize pool of $6.5M. DARPA is hosting a live webinar on ...

Hundreds of applicants hope to compete in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA’s) Lift Challenge, which is designed to transform drone operations with a deceptively simple goal: make ...

As technology begins to advance, size is starting to matter less as military drones are shrinking down to the siz of a mosquito. ‘Nano drones’, sometimes called ‘micro drones’ are being increasingly ...