Joby Buys Resonant Sciences for $500 Million, Expanding Defense Footprint in Dayton
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Updated · Dayton Daily News · Aug 11
Joby Buys Resonant Sciences for $500 Million, Expanding Defense Footprint in Dayton
3 articles · Updated · Dayton Daily News · Aug 11
Summary
$500 million will give Joby Aviation control of Beavercreek-based Resonant Sciences, with the deal expected to close in the first half of 2027 and turn Resonant into Joby’s dedicated defense business.
250 Dayton-area employees and more than 1 million square feet in the region deepen Joby’s Ohio presence, where it already makes propeller blades and is preparing long-term aircraft assembly work in Vandalia.
90% of Resonant’s staff hold security clearances, and the company brings classified infrastructure, military customer ties, and products including radomes, antennas, communications gear and radar systems.
J. Micah North will lead Joby’s defense efforts while Resonant keeps its name, reflecting Joby’s push to pair its aircraft and autonomy technology with rising demand for advanced defense systems.