Joby Aviation, working with AFWERX and L3Harris, demonstrated autonomous flight of its eVTOL and a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan for distributed logistics during Resolute Force Pacific (July 24–30, 2025), logging some 7,000 autonomous miles with ground control stations operating from locations as far as Andersen AFB in Guam (>3,000 miles).
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Demonstrates operational reach and command-and-control for autonomous logistics: the exercise logged ~7,000 autonomous miles with remote ground stations >3,000 miles away, aligning with the USAF's broader push toward automated air operations and collision-avoidance capabilities (see the USAF's move on Auto‑ACAS).
Signals near-term defense market opportunity: Joby’s work with AFWERX and L3Harris during a DoD Department‑Level Exercise and its expanding manufacturing footprint position the company to pursue military logistics contracts (context on Joby’s production and scaling).
Tested in a contested‑environment exercise: the demonstration was embedded in REFORPAC as part of the Indo‑Pacific Department‑Level Exercise series, which emphasized surge deployment and allied interoperability—showing how autonomous logistics could be integrated into multi‑domain operations (exercise context: Indo‑Pacific DLE operations).
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(DE) Joby lets Cessna 208 fly autonomously across the Pacific for the first time • aerotelegraph.com
(ES) Joby Aviation validates its Superpilot autonomous flight technology • actualidadaeroespacial.com
USAF flies autonomous Cessna Grand Caravan in Hawaii using Joby Aviation technology • aerospaceglobalnews.com
Joby Demonstrates Superpilot™ Autonomous Flight in Landmark U.S. Defense Exercise • worldairnews.co.za
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• Hanneke Weitering