Aery RAVEN is a rapidly deployable, multi-mission airborne platform designed to deliver operational capability at the speed modern defense missions demand. Built to support Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), Electronic Warfare (EW), training, test, and emerging mission requirements, RAVEN provides military operators with an immediate path to fielded capability—without the long timelines, cost, and inflexibility of traditional acquisition programs.

As mission environments evolve faster than conventional aircraft modification cycles, operators increasingly need platforms that can adapt in weeks and months rather than years. RAVEN was developed to close that gap. Instead of investing in a dedicated single-purpose aircraft that becomes difficult to modify as requirements change, users gain access to a flexible, reconfigurable system designed to evolve alongside operational needs.

At its core, RAVEN combines the speed and efficiency of a commercial-derivative jet platform with an open, modular architecture capable of supporting multiple payload configurations. The aircraft can transition between ISR, EW, communications support, and specialized test profiles with significantly reduced integration timelines compared to traditional platforms.

RAVEN’s mission architecture enables rapid payload changes and flexible system integration, allowing operators to configure capability based on current objectives rather than platform limitations. This approach supports faster experimentation, accelerated concept validation, and reduced operational disruption when requirements shift.

The platform is designed to support stand-off operations and distributed mission execution while providing operators with a responsive airborne environment for sensing, electronic effects, communications, and mission management. Integrated operator workstations and configurable mission systems create a scalable operating environment capable of adapting to changing scenarios and customer-defined requirements.

For electronic warfare applications, RAVEN supports reconfigurable mission equipment and payload options that enable rapid adaptation across operational environments. For ISR missions, the aircraft provides a flexible foundation for airborne sensing and intelligence collection profiles. Additional configurations support training events, test activities, communications relay functions, and mission experimentation.

Unlike traditional acquisition approaches that require years of engineering, modification, certification, and sustainment before operational use, RAVEN is available through flexible service-based models that accelerate access to capability while reducing upfront program risk. Operators gain the ability to deploy capability now, refine requirements through use, and scale as mission demand evolves.

Key Highlights

• Rapidly deployable airborne ISR and EW capability
• Multi-mission platform configurable across ISR, EW, test, and training roles
• Open and modular architecture supporting evolving payload integration
• Commercial-derivative jet platform optimized for speed and responsiveness
• Reduced fielding timelines compared to traditional acquisition pathways
• Flexible service-based contracting models available today
• Reconfigurable mission systems designed to adapt to changing requirements
• Enables experimentation, rapid integration, and accelerated operational access

RAVEN is built for organizations that cannot wait years for capability delivery. It provides a practical path to operational readiness—delivering adaptable airborne effects when timing, flexibility, and execution matter most.

Aery provides end-to-end aircraft engineering, certification, modification, integration, flight operations, and sustainment for fixed-wing turbine aircraft.

Our engineering organization combines FAA-authorized design and certification authority with in-house manufacturing and maintenance execution, enabling rapid transition from requirements to operational capability.

Representative solutions include:

• Rapid procurement and modification of aircraft for maritime surveillance missions
• Full aircraft conversion programs—including transformation of a Gulfstream IV from baseline configuration to missionized operation in under nine months, integrating 100+ distributed systems and complex structural modifications
• Multi-source intelligence pod design, integration, and certification for advanced operational testing, operational experimentation, and technology evaluation
• Specialized system integration for high-altitude atmospheric sensing and research platforms
• VIP aircraft interior design, modernization, and cabin modification programs