# Joby Aviation buys US defence firm Resonant for $500 million 2026-08-13T04:51:38+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Electric air taxi firm Joby Aviation said on Tuesday it will buy defence technology company Resonant Sciences for $500 million, betting on the military market as commercial eVTOL development lags. The Economic Times reports that Joby will keep its air taxi programme separate while folding its defence work into Resonant, which builds radio-frequency and mission systems for US national security customers. The deal, expected to close in the first half of 2027, gives Joby about 1 million square feet of manufacturing space in Ohio. Shares fell 6.5% in premarket trading. ## Coverage - economictimes.indiatimes.com Tags: air taxi market, defence acquisition, eVTOL, Joby Aviation, Resonant Sciences Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/joby-aviation-buys-us-defence-firm-resonant-for-500-million/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/joby-aviation-buys-us-defence-firm-resonant-for-500-million/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.