Drone News and Press Kit
Unmanned Vehicle University is the leading university in unmanned systems engineering, drone pilot training and drone certifications. We offer a wide range of drone training programs including:
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UAV Fundamentals Seminars
Receive a comprehensive introduction to one of the fastest growing career opportunities in the world: drone video systems. You will also receive hands-on drone flight training.
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Drone Pilot Training Certification
You will receive 42 hours of training including 16 hours of ground school, 10 hours of simulation and 16 hours of drone flight training where you will train at one of our locations or additional location can be arranged by special request.
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Professional Certificate in UAS Project Management
Our specialized Professional Certificate Program focus on both technical and operational facets of managing the unmanned aircraft systems of the future. This certificate program will provide expert knowledge so that graduates can apply for employment in, design, development, program management and integration of unmanned aerial systems.
Unmanned Vehicle University has been featured in major networks featuring drone news stories. Trending drone media topics include drone video systems, drone pilot training, aerial video and photography and drone certification. As our university and the industry grows, follow this page for updates on FAA certifications and regulations and how UVU is helping people start a career in the booming drone industry.
Press Releases
Security Magazine Drone Q&A with Unmanned Vehicle University
Unmanned Vehicle University and Security Magazine Drone Q&A. Security speaks with John Minor, Provost at Unmanned Vehicle University (UVU), about the benefits that drones can [...]
Drones Land in Toronto For a Three-Day Drone Fundamentals Seminar Hosted By Unmanned Vehicle University
In order to prepare Canadians for the “drone revolution” that’s sweeping the globe, Unmanned Vehicle University (UVU), the world’s first university to offer graduate degrees in Unmanned [...]
Learn How To Fly a Drone at a Three-Day UAV Seminar in Las Vegas Hosted By Unmanned Vehicle University
Unmanned Vehicle University, the world’s first university to offer graduate degrees in Unmanned Systems Engineering, is landing in Las Vegas, Nevada, to host a comprehensive three-day [...]
Drones Return Home For a Three-Day UAV Fundamentals Seminar at UVU’s Headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona
Unmanned Vehicle University, the world’s first university to offer graduate degrees in Unmanned Systems Engineering, is returning to its home base of Phoenix, Arizona to host [...]
Orlando Residents Can Learn The Drone Fundamentals At An Interactive Two-Day Seminar On June 15
For the first time ever,Orlando area residents will have the chance to participate in a Drone fundamentals course that will teach them the basics of safe [...]
Stampede and Unmanned Vehicle University Partner with InfoComm to Create The Unmanned Systems and Drone Pavilion At InfoComm 2015
The practical uses of unmanned aerial vehicles in hundreds of different commercial market applications is going to be fully and completely addressed for the very [...]
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In the Industry
Can Drones Improve Medical Care Access?
With other companies like Amazon creating solutions for drones to work in their business, why not add bio-medical transportation to the list of drone [...]
Amazon wants to launch drone highway in the skies
Amazon's vision of the future involves a drone highway in the sky! The company wants designated altitudes for drones and wants to create an air [...]
Sony to launch drone solutions for businesses
Sony's next robotic adventure will take to the skies. In a departure from its consumer electronics focus, Sony has decided to dip its toes into [...]
The Expert Guide to Drone Videography
T.J. Diaz, had long been consulting in IT software for a living and flying radio-controlled helicopters on the side as a hobby. Then in 2008, [...]
Drones and Surveillance: The Future of Public Safety
Kevin Kelly is President, COO and Owner of Stampede, a value-added distributor of pro-AV solutions that represents more than 135 technology manufacturers in offering 50,000 [...]
UVU in the LA Times
It seems like a perfect time to get into the drone business. With easy access to technology and patchy regulation, small commercial drones already have [...]
UAV Entrepreneurship Book in the Hearld
The Herald By Ryan Davis Last year, Amazon made headlines for its plans to deliver products using unmanned drones. I recently attended the 2014 Association [...]
Las Vegas Review Journal
They don't have a football team yet, and their mascot might as well be a triangular-shaped drone, like the white flying wing featured in the [...]