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MIM-23 Hawk

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The Raytheon MIM-23 Hawk is an American medium-range surface-to-air missile designed as a more mobile counterpart to the MIM-14 Nike Hercules, trading range and altitude for a much smaller size and weight. Its low-level performance improved on Nike through new radars and continuous wave semi-active radar homing guidance, and it entered service with the United States Army in 1959.

Facts
Weapon Class
Surface-to-air missile 1
Introduced Year
1959 1
Classification
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 1
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Source MIM-23 Hawk - Wikipedia
Source MIM-23 Hawk - Wikipedia

Used In

Gulf War, Wars
Source MIM-23 Hawk - Wikipedia
Iran-Iraq War, Wars
Source MIM-23 Hawk - Wikipedia
Source MIM-23 Hawk - Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases
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1. MIM-23 Hawk - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, Type
    Surface-to-air missile
  • service status
    Hawk was superseded by the MIM-104 Patriot in US Army service by 1994
  • Introduction/adoption year stated in the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Used In: Iran-Iraq War, infobox wars field: 'Iran?Iraq War'
  • Used In: Gulf War, infobox wars field: 'Gulf War'
  • Used In: Russo-Ukrainian War, infobox wars field: 'Russo-Ukrainian War'
  • Operated By: United States Army, Wikipedia article text
    It entered service with the US Army in 1959.
  • Operated By: United States Marine Corps, Wikipedia article text
    The missile was initially deployed by the US Army in 1959, and by the US Marine Corps in 1960.
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Wikidata: MIM-23 Hawk
Wikidata Q482414, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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