U.S. Air Force innovation unit
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As of September 2026: Military partner funding Joby's autonomous regional airframe
A pilot sat in the cockpit of a Cessna Caravan for more than 3,000 miles and never once touched the controls. On September 18, 2026, the converted aircraft completed the first fully autonomous transcontinental flight in U.S. history, landing near the Outer Banks of North Carolina where the Wright brothers made their first powered flight in 1903.
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