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]

Key Takeaways:

Joby Aviation's Superpilot autonomous system successfully completed over 7,000 flight miles in a Cessna 208B during a U.S. Defense Department exercise.
This achievement strengthens Joby's position for future defense contracts, aiming to develop cheaper, quieter, autonomous aircraft for military logistics and ISR in collaboration with L3Harris.
Joby employs a "dual use" strategy, leveraging its defense work to accelerate the development and commercial adoption of autonomous flight for its eVTOL air taxi services, such as the planned Delta Air Lines partnership.

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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.