Rocket Drones Challenge
Where Drone Skills Turn Into Competition.
From Monthly Simulator Competitions students can join right from school to the annual National Student Drone Competition in Huntsville, Rocket Drones creates exciting opportunities to put drone skills into action.
Ready to Take the Top Spot?
Take on this month’s track, sharpen your skills, and see where you rank.
Monthly: November WebSim Challenge
Balloon Pop
Retrieve targets from the pool & deliver them to the moving landing pad to climb the leaderboard.
Monthly: November WebSim Challenge
November Time Challenge
Race the clock for two minutes and complete as many clean laps as you can. Stay smooth, hold your lines, and climb the leaderboard.
Balloon Pop : Leaderboard
November 2026
Chud
Goofy
McDoublePrevious Leaderboards & Winners
A monthly simulator competition where students race new tracks and climb the leaderboard.
- October 2026View Leaderboard
- September 2026View Leaderboard
Climb the Leaderboard. Claim the Prize.
Every challenge gives students something extra to compete for. Finish strong, place at the top, and take home Rocket Drones prizes.
1st Place Prize
Rocket Drones Pop It , UFO Drone, Keychain
2nd Place Prize
Rocket Drones Pop It, & sticker Pack
3rd Place Prize
Rocket Drones Pop It
Turn Practice Into Purposeful Competition
Monthly challenges give students a reason to keep practicing while helping schools build engagement, track progress, and bring friendly competition into their drone programs.
New tracks and nationwide leaderboards encourage skill development, friendly competition, and school pride while giving educators a recurring activity for STEM, CTE, drone clubs, and esports programs.
New Challenge Every Month
Fresh tracks keep students practicing and progressing.
Nationwide Leaderboards
See how students and schools rank across the country.
Built for Education
Bring friendly competition into STEM, CTE, drone clubs, racing teams, and classroom programs.
Two Ways to Compete
Online Throughout the Year. In Person in Huntsville. Rocket Drones gives students two ways to put their skills into action.
Monthly Simulator Challenge
Compete From Your School
Students can take on new simulator challenges throughout the year and compete virtually with pilots from participating schools across the country.
National Student Drone Competition
Take the Experience to Huntsville
Once a year, students and educators meet in Huntsville for an in person competition combining drone challenges, aviation, STEM, and hands on learning.
Drone
Competition
2027
⏰ Please sign up for the waitlist for 2027
Ready to bring competition to your students?
Give students a reason to practice, improve, and keep flying.