University & Research Institution Training
Give your researchers and graduate students the platform competency they need to focus on their actual work — not on learning to fly.
Hands-on UAS training for academic research programs, aerospace engineering curricula, and university laboratories. We provide capability-based operator training and assessment services that complement academic theory with demonstrable, hands-on proficiency.
Your Training Problem, Directly
Your lab has funded research requiring UAS platforms. Your students and faculty can’t operate them safely, can’t execute flight test protocols independently, and can’t troubleshoot hardware failures without waiting on manufacturer support.
We close that gap — giving researchers the platform competency they need to focus on their actual research, not on learning to fly.
Recommended Courses for Universities
Operational Edge Computing for UAS
5 days | No ML background required
Deploy real-time AI target recognition, configure autonomous decision pipelines on Jetson hardware, and run edge computing payloads on disconnected networks. Ideal for AI/ML, robotics, and autonomy research programs needing operators who understand the hardware, not just the algorithm.
Jetson Orin Nano per student. ArduPilot/PX4 integration. Academic pricing available.
Program Details →Electronics Repair for Deployed Operators
5 days | No prerequisites
Diagnose and repair field-level electronics failures, perform IPC-standard soldering, and return platforms to service without waiting on manufacturer RMA cycles. For labs running high-cycle research operations where downtime is unacceptable.
Practice PCBs and components included. Academic pricing available.
Program Details →Advanced Autonomy Employment & Mission Planning
5 days | FFA-401 recommended
Plan and execute complex autonomous missions, coordinate multi-aircraft operations, and configure BVLOS profiles using ArduPilot/PX4 advanced parameters. For research programs operating beyond visual line of sight or running multi-vehicle swarm studies.
Academy platforms used. Swarm coordination focus.
Program Details →Executive Overviews — Faculty & Program Directors
2 days each | No prerequisites
RF/EW awareness and AI fundamentals for faculty, principal investigators, and department chairs. Understand what your platforms can and can't do in contested environments — and how to write proposals that reflect realistic capability constraints.
View Details →Academic Pricing
All courses carry tiered pricing — DoD/Government, Commercial, and Academic. Academic rates are the lowest tier and apply to accredited universities, community colleges, and research institutions.
Academic Pricing — What to Expect
Pricing is per-student, cohort-based. Standard cohort: 8 students. Custom sizes from 4–12 available. Academic rate applies to all accredited institutions. Contact us with your program, student count, and timeline — we return a proposal within 48 hours.
Note: Equipment-heavy courses (FFA-401, FFF-201) include hardware students keep — factor this into grant budget line items as equipment, not just training fees.
Request Academic Pricing →Assessment Services for Research Programs
Need to validate operator proficiency before allowing unsupervised platform operations? Our individual operator assessments provide documented, defensible competency ratings across five proficiency domains — useful for lab safety protocols, IRB requirements, and grant reporting.
Get the University Training Framework
Structured operator training pathway for research programs — from Part 107 to independent flight test execution.
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