Annotation: The paper evaluates the effectiveness of a group of unmanned aerial vehicles in performing aerial photography tasks in solving heterogeneous tasks and various payload variants. The modeling of options for equipping the elements of the group when performing various tasks is carried out. The integral indicator is defined as a combination of particular performance indicators, efficiency and resource intensity. The relationship between task options and payload options has been established. Numerical modeling of combinations of group equipment options and task options is carried out

Keywords: efficiency, resource intensity, integral indicator, group of unmanned aerial vehicles, flight task, efficiency, comparative assessment, aerial photography