Ukraine’s New Raven FrankenSAM is Yet Another SHORAD Stopgap.

Donated by the UK, this supersonic FrankenSAM is deadly.

May 20, 2025

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Image of the Raven Air Defense System, based on the HMT 600 Supacat vehicle and the Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM). (Image credit: Alex Hood/UK MOD)

Leave it to Ukraine to show us that duct tape and a good idea can still win the day. While the rest of the world obsesses over trillion-dollar F-47 stealth programs, Ukraine just strapped a…

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