HAWK Air Defense Equipment

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About HAWK Missile:

The HAWK (Homing All the Way Killer) MIM-23 is an all-weather low-to medium-altitude ground-to-air missile system.
It was developed and designed by the American Defence Company, Raytheon.
It was initially designed to destroy aircraft and was later adapted to destroy other missiles in flight.
The missile entered service in 1960, and a program of extensive upgrades has kept it from becoming obsolete.
It was superseded by the MIM-104 Patriot in United States Army service by 1994.
It was finally phased out of US service in 2002, with the last users, the US Marine Corps, replacing it with the man-portable IR-guided visual range FIM-92 Stinger.
The HAWK missile system has been widely exported and is still used by various countries globally, including NATO allies and countries in Asia and the Middle East.
It employs a Semi-Active-Radar-Homing (SARH) guidance system.
The Hawk missile is transported and launched from the M192 towed triple-missile launcher and is propelled by a dual-thrust motor, with a boost phase and a sustain phase.
The HAWK can engage multiple targets simultaneously and is effective in a variety of weather conditions.
However, it is generally considered outdated compared to more modern systems like the Patriot missile defense system.

Q1: What is NATO?

Formed in 1949 with the signing of the Washington Treaty, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a security alliance of 32 countries from North America and Europe. NATO’s fundamental goal is to safeguard the Allies’ freedom and security by political and military means. It is a system of collective defence where independent member states agree for mutual defence in case of any attack by an external party.

News: Up to US to decide what to do with decommissioned HAWK missiles, Taiwan says