We need a new skycrane. Manned or unmanned I don't give a shit.

If DefendTex can pass the DARPA course, they will likely win

Their drone is 12lbs with a 112 lb payload weight (9.63:1)

The top teams don't want to crash out of competition before graded runs, so there are a lot of test flights pic.twitter.com/NxY6Ldl6LC

— Hunter Weiss (@Hunter_Weiss) August 6, 2026

This is interesting.

A drone that can lift almost ten times its own weight?  Size that puppy right and you just solved dispersed resupply.