ADESC

ADESC Student Design Competition

ADESC challenges undergraduate engineering teams to design, build, and flight-test real directed-energy defense drones — closing the nation's directed energy workforce gap by moving students beyond simulations and into hands-on, hardware-ready experience.

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Key Dates

All dates are nominal and subject to change.

  • Aug 15 — Game Rules Released
  • Oct 15— Intent to Compete & Registration Fee 1 Due
  • Jan 15 — Design Reports Due
  • Feb 15 — Design Report Pass/Fail Notification
  • Apr 15— Fee 2 & Final Deliverables Due
  • June — Flight Competition

Total registration fee: $1,500.

Understand the Rules

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Questions & Answers

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