Development of the Hawk missile system began in 1952, when the United States Army began studies into a medium-range semi-active radar homing surface-to-air missile.

Although HAWK missile batteries were deployed by the U.S. Army during the conflicts in Vietnam and Persian Gulf, American troops have never fired this weapon in combat. The first combat use of...

Dec 24, 2025 · The HAWK (Homing All the Way Killer) MIM-23 is an all-weather low to medium-altitude ground-to-air missile system developed and designed by the American Defence Company Raytheon.

Jul 30, 2025 · Ukraine is investing $172 million in the Cold War-era MIM-23 HAWK missile system, which remains effective against slower aerial threats like Russian drones thanks to modern upgrades.

The Hawk was the first mobile medium-range guided anti-aircraft missile deployed by the U.S. Army, and was the oldest SAM system still in use by U.S. armed forces in the late 1990s.

Dec 22, 2024 · Originally designed during a time of heightened Cold War tensions, the HAWK was built to counter Soviet-era aircraft and missile systems. Its capability to engage multiple airborne targets...

HAWK was so strongly upgraded it survived all of its contemporary Soviet SAM system such as SA-75/S-75 (SA-2 family) and S-125 (SA-3 family). These old Soviet SAMs today (in 2018) are used …

WASHINGTON, July 23, 2025 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Ukraine of HAWK Phase III Missile System and...

Jan 24, 2024 · Development of the HAWK surface-to-air missile began in 1952 and was ultimately split between Northrop (for the ground-based systems) and Raytheon (for the missile).

Feb 27, 2025 · To sustain their operational readiness, in April 2024, the U.S. approved the sale of "HAWK Phase III Missile System Sustainment" and related supplies to Ukraine, valued at $138 …