UAS Challenge 2025 rules released

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The UAS Challenge Organising Committee are delighted to share the rules for the UAS Challenge 2025, giving university teams and early look at the requirements and regulations for building a UAS for the new Challenge year ahead of official registration, which is due to open at the end of September 2024.

If you have any questions about the rules, please refer to the updated FAQ page or email uas.challenge@imeche.org.

About the UAS Challenge

Starting each October, student teams undertake a full design and build life-cycle of an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) with a maximum take off mass of 10kg to undertake specific mission objectives, culminating in a final fly-off event in June/July the following year. The system will be required to operate autonomously, performing a series of tasks such as, navigating waypoints, deployment of a humanitarian Aid Package, returning to base via a defined route, while also demonstrating the efficiency, manoeuvrability and sustainability of the aircraft.