BAe Systems Hawk

The BAE Systems Hawk is a British single-engine, jet-powered advanced trainer aircraft. It was first flown at Dunsfold, Surrey, in 1974 as the Hawker Siddeley Hawk, and subsequently produced by its successor companies, British Aerospace and BAE Systems, respectively. It has been used in a training capacity and as a low-cost combat aircraft.

Operators of the Hawk include the Royal Air Force (notably the Red Arrows display team) and a considerable number of foreign military operators. The Hawk is still in production in the UK and under license in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) with over 900 Hawks sold to eighteen operators around the world.

Users

 * Afghanistan
 * Afghan Air Force x 22
 * Australia
 * Royal Australian Air Force x 33
 * Bahrain
 * Royal Bahraini Air Force x 6
 * Canada
 * Royal Canadian Air Force x 40
 * Finland
 * Finnish Air Force x 75
 * India
 * Indian Air Force x 124
 * Indian Navy x 24
 * Indonesia
 * Indonesian Air Force x 38 - to be replaced by KAI T-50 Golden Eagle
 * Jordan
 * Royal Jordanian Air Force x 14
 * Kenya
 * Kenyan Air Force x 8
 * Republic of Korea
 * Republic of Korea Air Force x 20 - replaced by KAI T-50 Golden Eagle
 * Kuwait
 * Kuwait Air Force x 10
 * Malaysia
 * Royal Malaysian Air Force x 20
 * Oman
 * Royal Air Force of Oman x 24
 * Saudi Arabia
 * Royal Saudi Air Force x 22 + 22 Hawk AJT on order
 * South Africa
 * South African Air Force x 24
 * Switzerland
 * Swiss Air Force x 20 - replaced by Pilatus PC-21
 * United Arab Emirates
 * United Arab Emirates Air Force x 48
 * United Kingdom
 * Royal Air Force x 110 (82 x Hawk T1, 28 x Hawk T2)
 * Royal Navy x 22
 * Zimbabwe
 * Zimbabwe Air Force x 12

Related Development

 * British Aerospace Hawk 200
 * McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk

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