AUV Flight Services was started in 2011 as a UAS support services company to assist companies fly their unmanned systems with the help of a professional operator. As more and more services were requested, additional personnel were added as both full time employees and contractors. By late 2013, AUV Flight Services purchased a local Tucson area flight school to bridge the gap between manned and unmanned systems training. As of now, AUV Flight Services employs approximately 35 people and continues to expand to help fulfill more contracts with commercial companies as well as the military and scientific communities.