Abstract: Disclosed herein are a system and a method for controlling multi-UAV cooperative tracking of a ground-moving target. The system includes UAVs, a processor, and a storage device. The UAVs are wirelessly communicatively connected to the processor. The processor is configured to generate a UAV command transmitted to the UAVs. The UAVs are configured to transmit tracking data to the processor. The processor includes a terrain building module, a flight simulation module, a UAV parameter generation module, a flight trajectory prediction module, a flight trajectory determination module, and a flight trajectory control module. The system provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure integrates Model Predictive Control (MPC) with an Improved Whale Optimization Algorithm (IWOA) to enhance the algorithm's convergence speed and precision, thereby improving the accuracy and stability of target tracking.