Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Welcome to the live feed of the DARPA Lift Challenge. Watch as engineers, researchers, and innovators from across the country test groundbreaking drone designs in real time.
This broadcast features a video grid displaying all competition lanes simultaneously. From Aug. 3-9, teams will attempt to advance vertical-lift technology by flying uncrewed aircraft capable of carrying payloads up to four times their own weight over a five nautical-mile circuit course.
A separate broadcast is available here: youtube.com/live/KEGWvve7rls Commentary and analysis begins August 6.
We’ll share the leaderboard on Aug. 5 after all teams have completed their first flight window.
For the complete competition schedule and live event details, visit darpaliftchallenge.com. Discover more about the background of the competition and the future of heavy-lift aviation at darpa.mil/lift.
Welcome to the live feed of the DARPA Lift Challenge. Watch as engineers, researchers, and innovators from across the country test groundbreaking drone designs in real time.
This broadcast features a video grid displaying all competition lanes simultaneously. From Aug. 3-9, teams will attempt to advance vertical-lift technology by flying uncrewed aircraft capable of carrying payloads up to four times their own weight over a five nautical-mile circuit course.
A separate broadcast is available here: youtube.com/live/KEGWvve7rls Commentary and analysis begins August 6.
We’ll share the leaderboard on Aug. 5 after all teams have completed their first flight window.
For the complete competition schedule and live event details, visit darpaliftchallenge.com. Discover more about the background of the competition and the future of heavy-lift aviation at darpa.mil/lift.
