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News archive: XWing, Inc.

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20 November 2025 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.

17 July 2024 On June 24, 2024, Joby’s hydrogen-electric technology demonstrator aircraft completed a 523-mile flight above Marina, California, with no in-flight emissions except water.

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.

7 December 2023 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.