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XWing, Inc.

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2025

15 December

ReleaseJoby caps year of flight, demonstrating global commercial readiness and operational momentum towards FAA certification

20 November

The aircraft combines Joby's SuperPilot autonomy stack with a turbine-based hybrid powertrain.

Joby completes maiden flight of hybrid-electric demonstrator

The flight took place in California and follows the company's partnership with L3Harris, with defence demonstrations expected to begin in 2026.

1 August

ReleaseJoby collaborates with L3Harris to pursue defense applications for autonomous hybrid VTOL aircraft

2024

17 July

Joby chalks up landmark 523-mile hydrogen-electric flight

Using the same airframe as Joby’s battery-electric aircraft, the demonstrator has a fuel tank which stores up to 40 kilograms of liquid hydrogen, alongside a reduced mass of batteries.

4 June

ReleaseUnless celebrates strategic acquisition of Xwing by Joby Aviation

2023

7 December

Two companies flying towards the same goal.

Xwing and Daedalean join forces to advance AI

No machine learning based safety-critical applications have made their way into the cockpit of civil aviation so far, but aviation regulators have been working on how ML fits into their design assurance processes.

2021

12 October

ReleaseXwing signs agreement with Textron Aviation to aid in development of autonomous flight

6 October

ReleaseXwing and Inmarsat partner to create the world's most effective command and control solution for autonomous aviation

2020

30 September

ReleaseBell APT 70 successfully completes NASA's Systems Integration and Operationalisation activity

20 August