Guided Weapons

(asked on 17th December 2025) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what are the capabilities of the Raven air defence system.


Answered by
Luke Pollard Portrait
Luke Pollard
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 5th January 2026

The Raven air defence system is a bespoke system developed for Ukraine, funded by the UK, that uses the RAF's AIM-132 ASRAAM air-to-air missile. Raven is primarily intended to defend against Russian drones, fixed wing aircraft and helicopters, with some capability against cruise missiles.

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