Ukrainian air defenders continue to demonstrate the effectiveness of newly supplied systems on the battlefield. A British-made Raven surface-to-air missile system, operated by Ukrainian forces has been successfully engaging manoeuvring targets in Ukrainian skies.
The Raven system is one of several unique solutions created for Ukraine under the FrankenSAM program. Its design combines the Supacat military truck platform with the ASRAAM air-to-air missiles, adapted for ground-based launch. This rapid innovation allowed Ukraine to quickly field a capable short-range air defense system tailored to its urgent wartime needs.
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Remarkably, the adaptation from air-to-ground configuration was completed in record time. Despite the unconventional nature of the project, the Raven system has shown high battlefield efficiency, intercepting difficult airborne targets with precision.
The system has been particularly effective against manoeuvring aerial threats, which traditionally challenge older air defense systems. The use of modern missile seekers gives the Raven system an edge in fast reaction and target interception.
Performance assessments suggest that the Raven system has achieved a success rate of up to 70% against enemy air targets. Such results underscore not only the system's reliability but also the skill of Ukrainian crews operating it under combat conditions.
As Defense Express previously reported, paratroopers of Ukraine's 95th Separate Air Assault Brigade have destroyed a high-value russian Forpost reconnaissance drone during a recent engagement, then, in the fighters' words, "went looking for a new target". The strike was announced on the Brigade's official page and hailed by the unit as another successful strike against enemy intelligence assets.
The Brigade's rapid-response teams detected and engaged the Forpost system as it attempted to escape. According to the paratroopers, the drone briefly accelerated to speeds in excess of 160 km/h but was unable to evade the intercept.
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