In business since 2011, AUV Flight Services began operations as a UAS support service company focused entirely on providing clients with professional operators to assist with their unique unmanned endeavors. However, as the scope of service requests expanded AUV manageent responded such that the firm now employs close to 50 professionals in support of missions throughout the world: serving commercial entities, scientific communities and military contracts. In late 2013, AUV Flight Services purchased a local Tucson area flight school to bridge the gap between manned and unmanned systems training.