Event Brief
Aug 18, 2026 at 1:10 PM ET
DARPA Lift Challenge nears 4x payload drone goal
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DARPA’s Lift Challenge ended without a 4x-lift drone, but AVIDrone’s Katana reached a 3.84-to-1 ratio.
WHO: DARPA and AVIDrone
WHAT: AVIDrone’s Katana heavy-lift drone achieved a 3.84-to-1 payload-to-weight ratio in DARPA’s Lift Challenge.
WHEN: Reported Aug 18, 2026 at 12:41 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: The challenge concluded without any participant reaching the goal of lifting four times its own weight.
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