Joby, L3Harris To Demo Uncrewed Hybrid eVTOL To U.S. Army

Graham Warwick April 17, 2026
Joby S4-T

What appear to be cooling slots have been added to the fuselage of the S4-T since its first flight.

Credit: Joby Aviation
Joby Aviation plans to conduct a demonstration flight of its S4-T hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) uncrewed aircraft for the U.S. Army next week at its plant in California. Joby has partnered with mission equipment integrator L3Harris Technologies to offer the autonomous, turbine...
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