Serbia unveils a truck launcher with 27 Raven loitering munitions at Partner 2025..

Serbia showcased the Raven concept at the Partner 2025 defense expo in Belgrade: a MAN 6x6 truck-mounted launcher carrying 27 canisterized loitering munitions set at ~30° for rapid ripple fire and high-volume salvos intended to overwhelm short-range air defenses.

Serbia’s defense industry unveiled the Raven launcher concept at the Partner 2025 expo in Belgrade, centering the system around a 27-cell canister pack mounted on a MAN 6x6 and fixed at roughly 30 degrees for rapid ripple launches. The company material highlights fast setup, on the order of minutes, and single-shot intervals designed to build a steady arrival pattern to saturate short-range air defenses. It matters because the launcher-first approach turns Raven from a boutique munition into a battery-level fires asset with flexible control options (armored-vehicle cabin station or portable two-case GCS) for concealed operation.
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Raven 145 on a MAN 6x6 launcher, a 27-cell truck-mounted loitering munition with selectable propulsion (electric, gasoline, turbojet), ~120–150 km reach, 15 kg tandem warhead, GPS/INS and EO/IR terminal homing for top-attack anti-armor strikes (Army Recognition Group).

The air vehicle’s architecture favors flexibility over a single performance envelope. Launch occurs with a solid fuel booster, after which the operator can select among three propulsion fits to match mission needs. An electric motor option promises roughly fifty minutes of endurance or a reach of about 120 kilometers while keeping acoustic and infrared signatures low for stalking missions. A gasoline motor variant stretches endurance to around three hours and extends stated range to 150 kilometers, tailored for prolonged orbits above suspected artillery or logistics nodes. A turbojet configuration trades endurance for speed, advertising 120 kilometers at a dash near 160 meters per second to compress the kill chain against time-sensitive emitters.

The manufacturer highlights an anti-tank warhead with penetration of more than one meter behind explosive reactive armor, suggesting a tandem shaped charge intended for top attack. Guidance blends inertial navigation with GPS and GLONASS updates and shifts in the terminal phase to television and imaging infrared homing. Operators can set approach angles between 15 and 75 degrees, enabling shallow runs on soft targets or steep dives that exploit thin turret roof and deck armor on modern tanks. The maximum operating ceiling is listed at 2,000 meters, launch mass under 50 kilograms with a 15-kilogram payload, and an unloaded mass of roughly 35 kilograms, numbers that keep the logistics footprint manageable for battalion-level formations.

The truck-based launcher shown in Belgrade carries twenty-seven canisters canted at a 30-degree elevation. That emplacement and elevation can be completed in about three minutes, after which single launches can occur every thirty seconds. That cadence underwrites the salvo concept: a commander can ripple multiple air vehicles to arrive seconds apart, forcing short-range air defenses to choose and exhausting ready missiles while follow-on drones press home.

The Raven 145 gives ground forces a reconnaissance strike loop without calling for artillery rockets or crewed aircraft. Electric propulsion supports quiet overwatch along avenues of approach. Gasoline-powered loiter supports hunts for self-propelled guns that scoot between positions. Jet-powered dashes punish radars or air defense units the moment they expose themselves. The portable two-case control station allows small teams to operate from concealed positions, while a cabin station on an armored carrier rides with the assault echelon.

The system arrives as loitering munitions reshape battlefields from Ukraine to the Caucasus and the Middle East. Serbia’s defense sector has long sold to customers across the Balkans, Africa, and parts of Asia, and a high-count canister launcher with a warhead marketed to defeat modern armor will interest forces seeking punch without the price or export constraints of cruise missiles. Proliferation of such systems will accelerate investments in electronic warfare, active protection, and deception while pushing armored units toward dispersion and constant movement.