University of Leeds IMechE UAS Challenge
Our Sponsors
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About Us

Gryphon Arrows is a student-led UAV engineering team focused on innovation, hands-on design, and real-world aerospace development. We bring together multidisciplinary engineering talent to design, build, and test advanced unmanned aircraft, competing in the IMechE UAS Challenge while developing practical engineering skills and the next generation of aerospace engineers.

The Gryphon Arrows team in their red kit
What We Offer
  • 4.01aStuff We Do

    Year-round build

    We work towards the IMechE UAS Challenge all year.

  • 4.02aExperience You Gain

    People skills

    • Teamwork
    • Leadership & Responsibility
    • Communication
    • Project & Time Management
  • 4.01bStuff We Do

    The fun side

    Collaborate with people across disciplines, and come along to our fun socials!

  • 4.02bExperience You Gain

    Engineering skills

    • Practical Design
    • Testing & Problem Solving
    • Multidisciplinary engineering
    • Engineering Design Lifecycle
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The Challenge

The IMechE UAS Challenge is an annual international student engineering competition organized by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). It tasks undergraduate and postgraduate university teams with designing, building, and operating an autonomous Unmanned Aerial System (UAS).