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Since entering service with the Royal Air Force in 1976, the Hawk has established an unrivalled reputation as a fast jet trainer and its success is reflected in sales to 16 customers worldwide. Most recently, in November 1996, Australia and Qatar selected Hawk to meet the fighter trainer requirements of their respective armed forces. Hawk operates in extreme environments that range from Finland in the Arctic Circle to Saudi Arabia in the arid Middle East and Malaysia in the Tropics. By any standard the Hawk is the world’s most successful fast jet trainer. From every standpoint it outclasses the opposition.
Hawk 100
The Hawk 100 series retains the highly-acclaimed design qualities of the original Hawk trainer. The raised rear cockpit combines excellent forward visibility for the instructor, with the capability to demonstrate all of the aircraft’s functions to the student pilot in the front seat. It excels as an advanced flight trainer and operational aircraft. The Hawk 100 has also been developed into an advanced weapon systems trainer with enhanced ground attack capability. It introduces pilots to modern combat avionic systems with multi-purpose displays linked to an avionic/weapons systems digital databus. A high performance navigation system and head-up display/weapon aiming computer are combined with a forward looking infra-red (FLIR) sensor and laser rangefinder to give a highly accurate poor weather and night operational capability. Pilot workload is reduced by hands-on-throttle-and-stick (HOTAS) controls for the selection of weapons, sensors and defensive aids.
The Hawk 100 Ground Attack and Trainer Aircraft
Hawk 200
The Hawk 200 series aircraft is optimised as a single seat lightweight fighter with full ground attack and air-to-air capability. It features a combination of state-of-the-art digital computerised avionics with a small, uncomplicated and well proven airframe. Hawk 200 features extensive commonality with current production two-seat Hawk variants. The revised forward fuselage houses the fully integrated avionics system including the Westinghouse APG-66H multi-mode pulse-doppler radar, which offers outstanding air defence and air-to-surface capability. To date, three customers have ordered the Hawk 200.
The Hawk 200 Single Seat Fighter and Ground Attack Aircraft
The Red Arrows’ Aircraft
The Red Arrows operate 12 Hawk 1/1a aircraft, as follows:- XX227 – Founder aircraft (with the Team since 1980)
- XX233 – Joined the Team in 1988 from 4FTS
- XX237 – First used by Reds in 1985
- XX253 – Founder aircraft
- XX260 – Founder aircraft
- XX264 – Founder aircraft
- XX266 – Founder aircraft
- XX292 – Joined the Team in 1996 from 4FTS
- XX294 – Joined the Team in 1988 from 4FTS
- XX306 – Founder aircraft
- XX307 – Joined the Team in 1996 from HQ CFS
- XX308 – Joined the Team in 1985
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