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Autonomous aircraft capabilities showcased by AFWERX, Joby at Department-Level Exercise

Joby Aviation’s Cessna 208B Grand Caravan lands autonomously at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during the Department-Level Exercise, July 27, 2025. AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force and a directorate within the Air Force Research Laboratory, awarded Small Business Innovation Research Phase II and III contracts to support flight trials of Joby’s autonomous technology on a modified commercial Cessna 208B Grand Caravan. The aircraft can autonomously taxi, take off, fly to a destination and land — while also receiving updated flight plans mid-mission and landing at unfamiliar airfields using onboard sensors and external imagery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse)

PHOTO BY: Matthew Clouse
VIRIN: 250727-F-CA439-1253.JPG
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ILME-FX3

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FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter

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56/10

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1/160

ISO

500

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Autonomous aircraft capabilities showcased by AFWERX, Joby at Department-Level Exercise

Joby Aviation’s Cessna 208B Grand Caravan lands autonomously at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during the Department-Level Exercise, July 27, 2025. AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force and a directorate within the Air Force Research Laboratory, awarded Small Business Innovation Research Phase II and III contracts to support flight trials of Joby’s autonomous technology on a modified commercial Cessna 208B Grand Caravan. The aircraft can autonomously taxi, take off, fly to a destination and land — while also receiving updated flight plans mid-mission and landing at unfamiliar airfields using onboard sensors and external imagery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse)

PHOTO BY: Matthew Clouse
VIRIN: 250727-F-CA439-1253.JPG
FULL SIZE: 1 MB
Additional Details

CAMERA

ILME-FX3

LENS

FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter

APERTURE

56/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/160

ISO

500

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

Read More

This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.

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