# Joby flexes military muscle with $500 million defense acquisition

> Joby Aviation announced it was acquiring Dayton, Ohio-based defense firm Resonant Sciences in a $500 million deal, in a bid by the electric aircraft company to expand further into the military industrial complex.

- **Source:** [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/transportation/977533/joby-resonant-sciences-acquisition-evtol?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a7b162b12ece888f31cecb2)
- **Published:** 2026-08-11
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #defense #acquisition #joby #military #million #based #company #dayton
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