Editing BAE Systems Hawk (section)

{{short description|Military training aircraft family}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox aircraft
 |name= Hawk
 |image= File:Hawk - RIAT 2011 (6122004254).jpg
 |caption= BAE Hawk T1 trainer of the [[Royal Air Force]]
 |type=Advanced [[trainer aircraft]]
 |manufacturer=[[Hawker Siddeley]] (1974–1977) <br />[[British Aerospace]] (1977–1999) <br />[[BAE Systems Military Air & Information|BAE Systems MAI division]] (1999–2022) <br />[[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]] (2008–present)
 |national_origin= United Kingdom
 |first_flight=21 August 1974
 |introduction=1976
 |retired=
 |status= In service
 |primary_user= [[Royal Air Force]]<!--Limit one (1) primary user. Top 4 users listed in 'primary user' and 'more users' fields based on numbers in service.  See cited list in Operators section. -->
 |more_users= [[Indian Air Force]] <br />[[Finnish Air Force]] <br />[[Indonesian Air Force]]<!-- Limit is three (3) in 'more users' field, four (4) total users with primary user. See Operators section below for others. Please separate with <br />. -->
 |produced= 1974–present
 |number_built= 1,000+
 |developed_from=
 |variants= [[British Aerospace Hawk 200]]
 |developed_into= [[McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk]]
 |notes=Unit price £16m (2006)<ref name=bt1/> 
}}

The '''BAE Systems Hawk''' is a British single-engine, subsonic, jet-powered [[Trainer aircraft#Advanced training|advanced trainer]] aircraft. Its aluminum alloy fuselage is of conventional string-frame construction.<ref name="hfm13">{{cite journal |last1=Fraser-Mitchell |first1=Harry |title=The HAWK Story |journal=Journal of Aeronautical History |date=2013 |url=https://www.aerosociety.com/media/4842/the-hawk-story.pdf}}</ref> It was first known as the '''Hawker Siddeley Hawk''', and subsequently produced by its successor companies, [[British Aerospace]] and [[BAE Systems]].<ref name=hfm13/> It has been used in a training capacity and as a low-cost combat aircraft.<ref name=hfm13/>

Operators of the Hawk include the [[Royal Air Force]] (notably the [[Red Arrows]] display team) and several foreign military operators.<ref name=hfm13/> The Hawk was produced at [[BAe Brough]] until 2020 in the UK,<ref name=bbc1>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-55438942 | title=BAE Brough: Aircraft manufacturing ends after 104 years | work=BBC News | date=24 December 2020 }}</ref> and continues to be produced under licence in India by [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]] (HAL), with over 1000 Hawks sold to 18 operators around the world.