LAW
ENFORCEMENT
DRONE
ASSOCIATION
Elevating Law Enforcement in Police Drone Training
ESTABLISHING BEST PRACTICES AND TRAINING FOR
LAW ENFORCEMENT DRONE TEAMS
ABOUT US
LEDA was created by law enforcement officers for law enforcement officers who operate unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) in the public safety arena. The group was initially created by a core group of law enforcement officers in the Pacific Northwest area who wanted to convene and create a set of best practices and guidelines for the use of UAS in law enforcement.
LEDA has grown exponentially over the last year to have over 1200 law enforcement agencies in the US and abroad on their member rolls. We focus primarily on training conference events throughout the country, but also strive to create solid digital content for our members to use to build solid UAS programs for their agencies.
Our mission: To create and implement best practices and standards of training for the use of drones in law enforcement.
We take pride in the amount of knowledge contained within our membership and the passion for UAS among the group. We are continually seeking out new information, new training and the best technology to accomplish our mission in public safety.
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LEDA is proud to partner with our Corporate Sponsors to help push our mission to bring best practices, standards and great training events around the country. Thank you to our Corporate Sponsors for growing this vertical with us in the right direction! If you're interested in becoming a sponsor, please click here for more information.
Tactical Operations
Standard for UAS
LEDA dedicated months to crafting and refining our Tactical Operations Standard for drone use in tactical missions, leveraging the expertise of industry subject matter experts. In collaboration with the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA), we ensured this essential document meets the highest operational standards. Now available in PDF format, this comprehensive guide is accessible to both LEDA and NTOA members in our Documents Center. Elevate your team’s tactical drone operations to meet industry-leading standards today!
LEDA UAS Operations Standard
LEDA recently released our UAS Operations Standard for teams to use to build their programs. In it, we outline how and when drones should be used, how programs in law enforcement should be set up and also what we should not be doing with drones. We recommend training hours and topics, and also outline best practices for specific principles of UAS deployments in the law enforcement vertical. Over the coming year, we will be releasing appendices outlining the specific deployment models for principles like tactical missions, crash/crime scene reconstruction, aerial search procedures, canine support, search and rescue and others. Click the link below to download a PDF copy of our standards document and please reach out with any questions!