Gravehawk Air Defense System Using R-73 Air-to-Air Missiles

R-73 air-to-air missiles.

Credit: UK Ministry of Defense
LONDON–A new ground-based air defense system developed by the UK and Denmark for Ukraine is using Russian-made Vympel R-73 air-to-air missiles. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) container-based air defense system, called Gravehawk, has been developed and prototyped in just a...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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