Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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EDITOR'S NOTE: On Dec. 12, 2025, DARPA announced it is now considering changing the 50-foot-wide lanes (noted at 20:29, 37:07 and 38:05 timestamps) to 100-foot-wide lanes based on community feedback.

00:00 - 1:33 Introduction
1:33 - 3:22 Competition Timeline and Plan
3:22 - 4:31 Eligibility and Participation
4:31 - 6:28 Challenge Rationale
6:28 - 9:15 Aircraft Design
9:15 - 10:22 Payload
10:22 - 13:24 Event and Course Overview
13:24 - 14:50 Flite Test Announcement
14:50 - 16:15 FAA Regulations
16:15 - 16:25 Prizes
16:25: Open Q&A

Visit https://www.darpa.mil/lift for more information about the DARPA Lift Challenge.