Joby Logs 7,000 Autonomous Miles in Military Exercise

Self-flying Cessna Caravan goes more than 40 hours during demonstrations over Hawaii and Pacific.

Jack Daleo

Wednesday, September 03, 2025 at 12:28 PM ET

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Joby’s Superpilot-equipped Cessna 208B Grand Caravan flew more than 7,000 autonomous miles during a recent defense exercise. [Courtesy: Joby Aviation]

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Joby Aviation successfully logged over 7,000 autonomous flight miles with its Superpilot system during a Defense Department exercise, demonstrating its capability for future military applications.
The company is collaborating with L3Harris to develop an optionally piloted, hybrid VTOL variant of its S4 air taxi for defense missions such as cargo delivery and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR).
Joby employs a dual-use strategy, expecting that advancements and contracts in defense autonomy will also accelerate the development and adoption of its commercial eVTOL air taxi services.

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Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi developer Joby Aviation has now logged thousands of autonomous flight miles as it seeks to field a self-flying aircraft.

The company on Wednesday revealed it participated in the Defense Department’s Resolute Force Pacific exercise, during which a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan equipped with its Superpilot autonomy system flew more than 7,000 miles.