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 flight system successfully logged over 7,000 miles in a Cessna 208B during the U.S. Defense Department's Resolute Force Pacific exercise, performing diverse missions from cargo delivery to intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR).
This demonstration enhances Joby's competitive position for future defense contracts, building on its collaboration with L3Harris to develop a hybrid, optionally piloted VTOL aircraft variant for the military.
Joby aims to leverage its defense work to accelerate the adoption of autonomy for its commercial eVTOL air taxi services, pursuing a "dual use" strategy where the same technologies benefit both sectors.

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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.