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T-minus eight days until the launch window begins for our Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites payload. 🛰️ Two highly nimble robotic arms made by the @USNRL will travel to geosynchronous orbit via the @northropgrumman Mission Robotic Vehicle. 📸 Northrop Grumman

Imagine a world where using vertical lift isn't limited by cost. The DARPA Lift Challenge is pushing innovators to rethink what's possible. 💪 Explore the Lift Challenge: ow.ly/RzWX50ZmwUG

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Tackling big challenges defined Todd Master's DARPA experience. Opportunities ranging from flying in the back of an F-16 to leading brilliant teams shaped his focus on high-payoff opportunities in the private sector.

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This August, over 120 teams from academia, startups, small businesses, and independent inventors across the U.S. and around the globe will compete in the #DARPALiftChallenge. 🏋🏽 $6.5 million in prizes and the possibility of making aviation history are up for grabs.

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Identifying biological threat origins at speed and scale is a vital national security priority. To accelerate breakthroughs, we launched the Bio-Attribution Challenge. Teams processed 600-800 TB of complex data in just 24 hours. Congratulations to the winners!

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We’re just one month away from the DARPA Lift Challenge at the @AFmuseum in Dayton, Ohio. Novel drones from over 100 teams will take to the skies in an attempt to shatter previous payload-to-weight ratio limits. Be there to watch this history-making event LIVE Aug. 6-9, 2026.

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We want to REVOLUTIONIZE vertical-lift aviation. And YOU can BE THERE when it happens. The DARPA Lift Challenge is open to the public Aug. 6-9, 2026, at the @AFmuseum.

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Amber’s career is a masterclass in turning strategy into mission-critical results for the defense tech industry. A single Heilmeier question fuels her innovation: "Who cares? If you are successful, what difference will it make?"

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David Rushing Dewhurst, Ph.D., joins "Voices from DARPA" to discuss geoeconomics and the NASCENT and A3ML programs.

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Don't just read about the future of aviation; watch innovation happen live. Part competition, part research experiment, and a rare opportunity to see a DARPA Grand Challenge happen in real time — the DARPA Lift Challenge aims to reinvent vertical, heavy-lift flight.