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.

GroupMaximum weight
(lb) (MGTOW)		Nominal operating
altitude (ft)		Speed (kn)Examples
10–20< 1,200 AGL100RQ-11 Raven, WASP, Puma
221–55< 3,500 AGL< 250ScanEagle, Flexrotor, SIC5, PDW C100
3< 1,320< FL 180Shield 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> 1,320AnyMQ-8B Fire Scout, MQ-1A/B Predator, MQ-1C Gray Eagle
5> FL 180MQ-9 Reaper, RQ-4 Global Hawk, MQ-4C Triton, Skydweller Aero (former Solar Impulse airframe)
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