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Air defence2024
Surface-to-air missile system
Gravehawk is a surface-to-air missile system originating in United Kingdom. It was built by BAE Systems. Reported operators include Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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United Kingdom
2024
Ukrainian Armed Forces
War in Ukraine
Team Kindred
BAE Systems
2024-present
17
5.90 metres (19.4 ft)
2.35 metres (7.7 ft)
2.39 metres (7.8 ft)
Solid-fuel rocket
30,000 m (98,000 ft)
Mach 2.5 (3,100 km/h; 1,900 mph) (R-73 missile)
Infrared homing
Containerized twin-arm missile launcher
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True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 5.9 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Gravehawk equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Air Force exact named equipment holdings: Gravehawk. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIR DEFENCE / Short-range. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Air Force exact named equipment holdings of Gravehawk. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): AIR DEFENCE / Short-range. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited. Missile-system inventories count launchers or self-propelled launcher systems, not missiles or warheads; no conversion into missile rounds.