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Registration closes on the 20th February 2026, 5pm.

15/10/2025 SAFMC 2026 – Smart Drones, Unpowered Gliders and RC Flight Fixed Wing Challenge Announcement

Get the scoop on the categories Smart Drones, Unpowered Gliders and RC Flight Fixed Wing for SAFMC 2026 and register now for the upcoming challenge announcement on 27th October!

Register here at this link!

*Registration closes at 5pm on 24th October 2025.

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  Paper Planes
Category  
2-3

Paper Planes

Design and fold paper planes to achieve the longest, farthest, or most accurate flight in teams of TWO (2) to THREE (3) members.
Primary Schools
Category  

Championship Award

 

$400

Medal & Trophy available

1st Runner Up

 

Medal available

2nd Runner Up

 

Medal available

Best Time Aloft Record

 

Current Record:  11.46s

Trophy available

Best Range Record

 

Current Record: 40.0m

Trophy available

Best Range/ Time aloft/ Precision/ Learning Journey/ Presentation Awards

 

$160

Medals available

  Smart Drones – Beginner
Category  
2-4

Smart Drones – Beginner

Work as a team to code your programmable drone to perform tasks under given mission scenarios in teams of two (2) to four (4) members. Each team must include at least one Singapore citizen to be eligible to participate.
Primary Schools
Category  

Championship Award

 

$400

Medal & Trophy available

1st Runner Up

 

$200

Medal available

2nd Runner Up

 

$100

Medal available

Best Presentation / Knowledge / Performance

 

$100

Medal available

  Smart Drones – Intermediate
Category  
2-4

Smart Drones – Intermediate

Work as a team to code your programmable drone to perform tasks under given mission scenarios in teams of two (2) to four (4) members. Each team must include at least one Singapore citizen to be eligible to participate.
Secondary Schools/ Integrated Programme Year 1-4
Category  

Championship Award

 

$900

Medal & Trophy available

1st Runner Up

 

$700

Medal available

2nd Runner Up

 

$500

Medal available

Best Presentation / Knowledge / Performance

 

$150

Medal available

  Unpowered Gliders
Category  
2-5

Unpowered Gliders

Design and build small unpowered bungee-launched gliders to achieve the farthest and most precise flight in teams of TWO (2) to FIVE (5) members.
Secondary Schools / Integrated Programme (IP) Year 1-4
Category  

Championship Award

 

$900

Medal & Trophy available

1st Runner Up

 

$700

Medal available

2nd Runner Up

 

$500

Medal available

Best Performance/ Most Creative and Aesthetic/ Best Theory of Flight/ Best Presentation

 

$150

Medal available

  Radio Control Flight – Fixed Wing
Category  
2-5

Radio Control Flight – Fixed Wing

Design and build a small remote-controlled fixed-wing air platform to navigate an obstacle course in teams of TWO (2) to FIVE (5) members.
Secondary Schools / IP Schools / Junior Colleges / Institute of Technical Education
Category  

Championship Award

 

$1200

Medal & Trophy available

1st Runner Up

 

$800

Medal available

2nd Runner Up

 

$400

Medal available

Best Performance Award

 

$500

Medal & Trophy available

Best Presentation Award

 

$400

Medal & Trophy available

Most Creative and Theory of Flight Award

 

$200

Medal & Trophy available

  First Person View Flight – Novice
Category  
1-2

First Person View Flight – Novice

Bring, or design and build, a ducted (shielded propeller) first-person view (FPV) drone to compete in an obstacle course in teams of ONE (1) to TWO (2) members.
All Schools
Category  

Championship Award

 

$600

Medal & Trophy available

1st Runner Up

 

$400

Medal available

2nd Runner Up

 

$200

Medal available

Best Lap Bonus

 

$200

None

  First Person View Flight – Advanced
Category  
1

First Person View Flight – Advanced

Bring, or design and build, a FPV drone to compete in an obstacle course in teams of only ONE (1) member.
All Schools
Category  

Championship Award

 

$1200

Medal & Trophy available

1st Runner Up

 

$800

Medal available

2nd Runner Up

 

$600

Medal available

Best Qualifier Bonus

 

$300

None

  Man-Machine
Category  
2-5

Man-Machine

Design and build ONE (1) to THREE (3) drone(s), equipped with a customized mechanism to perform payload delivery tasks.
Polytechnics / Universities
Category  

Championship Award

 

$4000

Medal & Trophy available

1st Runner Up

 

$3000

Medal available

2nd Runner Up

 

$2000

Medal available

3rd & 4th Runner Up

 

None

Medal available

Best International Team Award

 

$4000

Medal & Trophy available

Judge’s Commendation (up to 2 teams)

 

$500

Medal available

  High-Speed Drone Flock
Category  
2-10

High-Speed Drone Flock

Design or acquire TWO (2) to THREE (3) autonomous small air platforms capable of fast coordinated flight through an indoor course.  Each team must include at least one Singapore citizen to be eligible to participate.
Polytechnics / Universities
Category  

Championship Award

$15000

Medal & Trophy available

1st Runner Up

$7500

Medals available

2nd Runner Up

$5000

Medal available

3rd & 4th Runner Up

None

Medal available

Judge's Commendation (up to 2 teams)

$500

Medal available

  Swarm
Category  
2-10

Swarm

Bring, or design and build, a swarm of TEN (10) to TWENTY-FIVE (25) drones to compete in a search-and-rescue mission.  Each team must include at least one Singapore citizen to be eligible to participate.
Polytechnics / Universities
Category  

Championship Award

 

$20000

Medal & Trophy available

1st Runner Up

$15000

Medal available

2nd Runner Up

$10000

Medal available

3rd & 4th Runner Up

None

Medal available

Judge’s Commendation (up to 2 teams)

 

$1000

Medal available

Competition Format Competition Format

01

PRE-CHALLENGE VIDEO SUBMISSION

Showcase your platform flight worthiness and mission readiness for the challenge! (Applicable to the categories Man-Machine, High-Speed Drone Flock and Swarm only)



*For more information on the criteria and rules, download the Challenge Booklets for the respective categories!

PRESENTATION

Eyeing the Championship Award? Share your design concept with the judges and impress them with what your amazing flying machines can do. (Not applicable to FPV Flight Novice and FPV Flight Advanced)
02
03

CHALLENGES

Ready to take off? Design, build and fly your flying machines to compete and overcome various challenges for the different categories!

FAQFAQ

How will the competition be conducted?

The venue for the SAFMC 2026 challenges and Awards Ceremony will be released at a later date. Stay tuned for more information.

Please refer to the respective Category Challenge Booklets for more details on the competition requirements.

 

  1. Participants must be a full-time student officially registered with any school at the point of the competition.
  2. Members of the Organising Committee and their immediate family members may not participate.
  3. Participants should still check the respective Challenge Booklets for any other specific eligibility requirements for each category.

Yes! Home-schooled participants can register as “Independent teams”.

Yes, the team will be registered as ‘Independent’ instead of under a school or organisation. This includes graduating students from the same school who register as a team and may be posted to different schools in the following year when the competition will be held. The team will have to appoint a Team Manager, who will need to provide his/her particulars and contact details for billing during registration.

    1. Yes, teams can participate in more than one category, but each team can only register for each category once. 
    2. Teams may participate in categories higher than the recommended educational level, but not lower.
      • Example: Secondary school students can participate in the Smart Drones Intermediate to Swarm Categories but not the Paper Planes Category

 

For the majority of the categories, overseas exchange students officially registered with any school located in Singapore may be eligible to participate. Participants should still check the respective Challenge Booklets for any other specific eligibility requirements for each category.