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U.S. Air Force Trials Autonomous Flights with Joby, Reliable Robotics – AIN, Aug. 26

By In The News | September 5, 2024
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Joby and Reliable Robotics demonstrated military uses for their remotely piloted Cessna Grand Caravans during the Air Force Agile Flag 24-3 exercise in early August, AIN reported. The service’s Afwerx innovation unit had the Autonomy Prime program use separate demonstrator eVTOL aircraft developed by the two companies  to transport cargo between nine military bases in California and Nevada. The event included safety pilots on board and remote pilots monitoring from the ground. Reliable Robotics used a mobile ground control station at the Mojave Air and Space Port while Jobs used a small laptop and satcom terminal. 

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