The Armed Forces of Ukraine have received all promised Raven air defense systems from the United Kingdom. This information was officially confirmed by the country’s defense ministry in response to a request from Conservative MP Ben Obese-Jekti.

“13 Raven air-defence systems have now been provided to Ukraine, giving Ukrainian units the ability to rapidly defend themselves against russian aerial threats”, UK Defence Journal quotes the words of Minister for Veterans Al Carns. No other details about this air defense system were provided from the British Ministry of Defense.

The fact that Ukraine had acquired the Raven air defense system first became known in 2023. Subsequently, the Ukrainian Air Force demonstrated the system in operation, although details were only made public last year.

In May 2025, it was reported that eight such air defense systems had already been delivered to Ukraine. Five additional systems, previously announced, have since been delivered. This suggests that the United Kingdom took approximately seven months or less to transfer five Raven air defense systems, as the announcement was not necessarily tied to the shipment of the final system, which may have occurred earlier.