MIM-23 Hawk
«Homing All the Way Killer»
Air defence (SAM)Medium rangeUnited States1960In service
Historic medium-range semi-active radar SAM, still serving in Phase III configuration.
Air defence (SAM)//Medium range
ID — MIM-23-HAWKUnited States · Raytheon
MIM-23 Hawk
Homing All the Way Killer
Historic medium-range semi-active radar SAM, still serving in Phase III configuration.
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- Unverified
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Identity
- Designation
- MIM-23 Hawk
- Alias
- Homing All the Way Killer
- Manufacturer
- Raytheon
- Country
- United States
- Year
- 1960
- Category
- Air defence (SAM)
- All sub-types
- Medium range
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 50 km
- Top speed
- Mach 2.4
- Guidance
- SARH (semi-active radar homing)
- Warhead
- HE-frag 54 kg
Physical characteristics
- Launch platform
- Lanciatore triplo M192 trainato
- Length
- 5.12 m
- Launch weight
- 638 kg
Main operators
Stati Uniti (riserva)EgittoGiordaniaIranUkraine
History
Entered service in 1960 alongside Nike Hercules, the Hawk fought in Vietnam, Yom Kippur, the Falklands and the Gulf, with eight Phase I-III upgrade cycles.
Retired by the US Army in 2002, it was reactivated in Ukraine from 2022 with Phase III missiles donated by the US, Spain and Taiwan for medium-range air defense.
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