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    Stacie's time at DARPA taught her the power of a flat org. The freedom to walk into the Director’s office to share ideas was incredible. The secret to 'technical surprise' is giving brilliant minds the space to create without bureaucracy!
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    Aug 13
    Lift Challenge Program Manager Phillip “Donna” Smith sits down with our @FliteTest partners to discuss the competition, its 4:1 payload-to-weight ratio goal, and the event's mission to drive aviation innovation.
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    Aug 13
    On Aug. 12, Air Force Gen. Randall Reed, commander, @US_TRANSCOM met with Stephen Winchell, DARPA director, and several program managers to discuss DARPA technology efforts that align with the command’s global mobility operational needs.
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    Aug 11
    The DARPA Lift Challenge, asked a simple question: What’s your ratio? The process to answer it: DARPA HARD. This is the beginning of the transformation in heavy vertical-lift aviation. That's why we released SBIR topics so these teams can continue maturing their drone concepts.
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    Aug 10
    7 days. 61 teams. Thousands of test flights. One new world record. The question at the heart of the competition: “What’s your ratio?” The answer: 🏆 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗔𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝟯.𝟴𝟰:𝟭 Congratulations to everyone involved in the DARPA Lift Challenge. DARPALiftChallenge.com
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