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

Donated by the UK, this supersonic FrankenSAM is deadly.

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…