Past event results

Explore the results and award winners from each year of the UAS Challenge.

Explore the results and award winners from each year of the UAS Challenge.

These records highlight the outstanding achievements of participating teams, recognising excellence across all areas of the competition.

Browse the results below to celebrate the accomplishments of previous competitors and see how teams have performed throughout the history of the competition.

2026 results - University of Bath Champions

  • Grand Champions: Team Bath Drones, University of Bath
  • Runners Up: Beihang Aeromodelling Team, Beihang University
  • Third Place: UCD UAV Team, University College Dublin
  • Innovation Award: Loughborough UAV, University of Loughborough
  • Design Award: UCL Nova 1, University College London
  • Simulation Award: Beihang Aeromodelling Team, Beihang University
  • Scrutineering Award: Lagari UAV Tam, Yildiz Technical University
  • Safety Award: UCD UAV Team, University College Dublin
  • Environmental Award: Team Bath Drones, University of Bath
  • Airworthiness Award: Team Bath Drones, University of Bath
  • Operational Supportability Award: Team Bath Drones, University of Bath
  • Business Proposition Award: Team Starbound, University of Thassaly
  • Most Promise Award: 1.5 Adana UAV Team, Cukurova University
  • Advancement Award: UCD UAV Team, University College Dublin
  • Media and Engagement Award: Project Dronaid, Manipal Institute of Technology
  • Rebuild Award: DroneTeam Twente, University of Twente
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2025 results - University of Bath Champions

  • Grand Champions: Team Bath Drones, University of Bath
  • Runners Up: Beihang Aeromodelling Team, Beihang University
  • Third Place: Fly-Mi, Politechnico Di Milano
  • Innovation Award: Team Blue Sparrow, Estonian Aviation Academy
  • Design Award: DroneTeam Twente, University of Twente
  • Simulation Award: Gryphon Arrows, University of Leeds
  • Scrutineering Award: Lagari UAV Tam, Yildiz Technical University
  • Safety Award: Fly-Mi, Politechnico Di Milano
  • Environmental Award: Team Bath Drones, University of Bath
  • Airworthiness Award: UCD UAV Team, University College Dublin
  • Operational Supportability Award: Team Blue Sparrow, Estonian Aviation Academy
  • Business Proposition Award: UCD UAV Team, University College Dublin
  • Most Promise Award: Team Aero-Watt, Heriot-Watt University
  • Advancement Award: DOPE Aerospace, University of Genova
  • Media and Engagement Award: DroneTeam Twente, University of Twente
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2024 results - University of Beihang Champions

  • Grand Champions: Beihang University
  • Runner up: University of Bath
  • Third Place: Estonian Aviation Academy
  • Simulation Award: Loughborough University
  • Design Award: Loughborough University
  • Environmental Award: University of Valencia
  • Innovation Award: Heriot-Watt
  • Operational Supportability: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
  • Business Proposition Award: Queen’s University Belfast
  • Media & Engagement: University of West England
  • Advancement Award: DeMontfort University
  • Most Promise Award: University of Twente
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2023 results - Istanbul Technical University Champions

  • Grand Champions: Team ATA, Istanbul Technical University
  • Runner Up: Team Dodo, University of Surrey
  • 3rd Place: Loughborough UAV, Loughborough University
  • Innovation Award: Team ATA, Istanbul Technical University
  • Design Award: IIT Bombay / Loughborough UAV (joint winners)
  • Simulation Award: ASPIRE - University of Western Macedonia
  • Scrutineering Award: Team Dronaid, IIT Bombay
  • Safety Award: Loughborough UAV, Loughborough University
  • Environmental Award: Loughborough UAV, Loughborough University
  • Airworthiness Award: Loughborough UAV, Loughborough University
  • Operational Supportability Award: UCL Nov, UCL
  • Business Proposition Award: UAS2023, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
  • Most Promise Award: LUNA, University of Leicester
  • Advancement Award: Team Dronaid, IIT Bombay
  • Media and Engagement Award: Team Aero Watt, Heriot Watt University
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2022 results - University of Surrey Champions

  • Grand Champions: Team Peryton Heron, University of Surrey
  • Runner Up: ANTHUS, Queen’s University Belfast
  • 3rd Place: HORUS UPV, Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV)
  • Virtual Champion: Team Wrise, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies
  • Innovation Award: ANTHUS, Queen’s University Belfast
  • Design Award: Loughborough UAV, Loughborough University
  • Scrutineering Award: ANTHUS, Queen’s University Belfast
  • Safety Award: Team Peryton Heron, University of Surrey
  • Airworthiness Award: HORUS UPV, Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV)
  • Operational Supportability Award: DMU Fliers, DeMontfort University
  • Business Proposition Award: Team Foxtrot, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of engineering sciences and technology
  • Most Promise Award: Automec, Universidade de Aveiro
  • High Placed New Entrant Award: HORUS UPV, Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV)
  • Media and Engagement Award: DroneTeam Twente, University of Twente
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2021 results - University of Surrey Champions

Fly Off results:

  • Grand Champion: University of Surrey
  • Runner up: Loughborough University
  • Third place: Heriot Watt University
  • Highest Placed New Entrant: Heriot Watt University
  • Innovation Award: Loughborough University
  • Design Award: Loughborough University
  • Safety Award: Loughborough University
  • Business Proposition Award: Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology
  • Media and Engagement Award: Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology
  • Scrutineering Award: Imperial College
  • Airworthiness Award: Imperial College
  • Operational Supportability Award: Loughborough University
  • Most Promise Award: Imperial College

Online event results:

  • First place: University of Petroleum and Energy Studies
  • Runner up: National University of Sciences and Technology
  • Third place: University of Moratuwa - Mora Avions
  • Most Promise Award: University of Twente - DronteTeam Twente
  • Environment Award: University of Moratuwa - Mora Avions 
  • Safety Award: National University of Sciences and Technology - NUST Airworks
  • Design Award: Islamic University of Technology – ANTS
  • Innovation Award: Swansea University - blueswan
  • Highest placed new entrant: Democritus University of Thrace - Democritus Aeronautical Rescue Team ( DART)

2020 results

  • Design Award:  Queen’s University Belfast (Highly Commended: University of Huddersfield, University of Southampton, Imperial College London)
  • Highest Placed New Entrant Award:  Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Team ANTS, Bangladesh
  • Innovation Award: University of Twente
  • Runner Up Award: University of Huddersfield 
  • Safety & Airworthiness Award: Brunel University (Highly Commended: Open University, University of Huddersfield, UCL, Imperial College London)
  • Business Proposition Award: Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Team ANTS, Bangladesh (Runner Up: Queen’s University Belfast)
  • Media and Engagement Award: Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Team ANTS, Bangladesh (Runner Up: University of Huddersfield)
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2019 results - Pakistan National University of Science and Technology Champions

  • Grand Champions: Pakistan NUST Air Works Team Beta
  • Runner up: Hibernica Liberandum, Queen's University Belfast
  • 3rd place: Team Flytanic, Queen's University Belfast
  • Most Promise: Team SDU Eagles, University of Southern Denmark
  • Design: Team Bath Drones, University of Bath
  • Innovation: Team VOLTA, University of Southampton
  • Safety & Airworthiness: Pakistan NUST Air Works Team Beta
  • Business Proposition: Pakistan NUST Air Works Team Alpha
  • Scrutineers Award: Pakistan NUST Air Works Team Beta
  • Media & Engagement: Pakistan NUST Air Works Team Alpha and Team Beta (joint winners)
  • Highest Placed New Entrant Award: Team Foxtrot, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Pakistan.

2018 results - Istanbul Technical University Champions

  • Grand Champion: Team Hedef, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
  • Runner Up: Team Athena, University of Southampton
  • 3rd Place: Team Hawk, University of Huddersfield
  • Innovation Award: Team Bath Drones, University of Bath
  • Design Award: Team Horus, University of Southampton
  • Scrutineers Award: Project Bentham, UCL
  • Safety & Airworthiness: Team Hedef, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
  • Business Proposition: Project Bentham, UCL
  • Most Promise: The design that has triggered the most discussion (and not just amongst the judges) - Team Nova, UCL
  • Highest Place New Entrant: National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan
  • Media Engagement: National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan

Judges' Commendation certificates:

  • Runner up for Media engagement: Team Mora Avions – University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
  • For the best FRR Video (by loads): Team Hedef, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
  • Pakistan Teams for encouraging other to participate and attempting to launch a local competition.

2017 results - University of Bath Champions Champions

  • Design: University of Bath
  • Innovation: University of Bath
  • Most Viable Business Proposition: University of Dundee
  • Safety and Airworthiness: Huddersfield University
  • Autonomous/Automatic Operations: Loughborough University
  • Manufacturing: Istanbul Technical University
  • Navigation Authority: Southampton (Valkyrie)
  • Environmentally friendly: Queens University Belfast
  • Most Promise: University of the West of England
  • Endurance: Loughborough University
  • Payload Delivery: University of Southampton (Olympus)

2016 results - Loughborough University Champions

  • Design: University of Loughborough
  • Innovation: University of Southampton 
  • Most Viable Business Proposition: University of Sheffield
  • Safety and Airworthiness: University of Southampton 
  • Autonomous/Automatic Operations: University of Southampton 
  • Manufacturing: University of Loughborough
  • Viable Operational System: University of Loughborough
  • Environmentally friendly: University of Glasgow
  • Most Promise: University of Glasgow

2015 results - University of Southampton Champions

  • Design: University of Loughborough
  • Most Viable Business Proposition: University of Loughborough
  • Safety and Airworthiness: University of Nottingham
  • Autonomous/Automatic Operations: University of Southampton 
  • Manufacturing: University of Liverpool
  • Most Promise: Sheffield Hallam University
  • Flying Operations: University of Southampton