BAE Systems Hawk

Hawk
BAE Hawk T1 trainer of the Royal Air Force
Role	Advanced trainer aircraft Type of aircraft
National origin	United Kingdom
Manufacturer	Hawker Siddeley (1974–1977) British Aerospace (1977–1999) BAE Systems MAI division (1999–present) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (2008–present)
First flight	21 August 1974
Introduction	1976
Status	In service
Primary users	Royal Air Force Indian Air Force Finnish Air Force Indonesian Air Force
Produced	1974–present
Number built	1,000+
Variants	British Aerospace Hawk 200
Developed into	McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk

The BAE Systems Hawk is a British single-engine, jet-powered advanced trainer aircraft. It was first known as the Hawker Siddeley Hawk, and subsequently produced by its successor companies, British Aerospace and BAE Systems. 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 several foreign military operators. The Hawk was produced until 2020 in the UK,^[1] and also produced under licence in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), with over 1000 Hawks sold to 18 operators around the world.