UAS groups of the United States military

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) classifies unmanned aerial systems (UAS) into "Groups" according to their size and capability, a joint system that replaced the service branches' separate categorization schemes in 2011.

The "Group" system has five categories, whose capabilities increase with the number.

Group Maximum weight
(lb) (MGTOW)		 Nominal operating
altitude (ft)		 Speed (kn) Examples
1 0–20 < 1,200 AGL 100 RQ-11 Raven, WASP, Puma
2 21–55 < 3,500 AGL < 250 ScanEagle, Flexrotor, SIC5, PDW C100
3 < 1,320 < FL 180 Shield AI V-BAT, RQ-7B Shadow, RQ-21 Blackjack, Navmar RQ-23 Tigershark, Arcturus-UAV Jump 20, Arcturus T-20, SIC25, Resolute ISR Resolute Eagle, Vanilla Unmanned
4 > 1,320 Any MQ-8B Fire Scout, MQ-1A/B Predator, MQ-1C Gray Eagle
5 > FL 180 MQ-9 Reaper, RQ-4 Global Hawk, MQ-4C Triton, Skydweller Aero (former Solar Impulse airframe)
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