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===Indonesia=== [[File:Hawk 109 & 209 Palembang Airbase 2017.jpg|thumb|left|A Hawk 109 and three Hawk 209s of the [[:id:Skadron Udara 12|12th Air Squadron]] of Indonesian Air Force]] In April 1978, [[Indonesia]], seeking to increase its aerial capabilities, placed the first of multiple orders for the Hawk.<ref>Phythian 2001, p. 163-164.</ref> The [[Indonesian Air Force]] received more than 40 Hawks in the 1980s and 1990s;<ref name="ryan BBC"/> In June 1991, BAe and [[Industri Pesawat Terbang Nurtanio|Indonesian Aerospace]] (IPTN) signed a major agreement for collaborative production of the Hawk, and more orders of the Hawk were anticipated.<ref>Phythian 2001, pp. 156β157.</ref> Further Hawk exports were eventually blocked due to concerns over Indonesian human rights, particularly in [[East Timor]].<ref name="ryan BBC">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2012743.stm |title=The 'trainer' jet the UK loves to hawk |author=Ryan Dilley |date=29 May 2002 |work=BBC News |access-date=24 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060616115736/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2012743.stm |archive-date=16 June 2006 |url-status=live }}</ref> During the 1990s protests erupted across England over arming Indonesia and pressure increased after the mass-murder of the [[Balibo Five]] journalists and Roger East came to light and allegations of the use of Hawks during the [[Indonesian occupation of East Timor]].<ref name="tolfree">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hometruths/20031201_death_in_east_timor.shtml |title=Death in East Timor: Interview with Maureen Tolfree |publisher=[[BBC Radio 4]] |date=1 December 2003 |access-date=4 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103141543/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hometruths/20031201_death_in_east_timor.shtml |archive-date=3 January 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Hawks have been the backbone of Indonesian Air Force, supplementing more advanced and expensive aircraft such as the F-16 Fighting Falcon. In September 2013, the Indonesian Air Force began receiving the [[KAI T-50 Golden Eagle]], which has been reported as having been set to eventually replace the Hawk in service.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/indonesia-receives-first-pair-of-t-50i-advanced-jet-trainers-390512/ |title=Indonesia receives first pair of T-50i advanced jet trainers |publisher=Flight International |date=13 September 2013 |access-date=30 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203005932/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/indonesia-receives-first-pair-of-t-50i-advanced-jet-trainers-390512/ |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2016, it was announced that Indonesia's Hawk fleet was set to receive a new [[radar warning receiver]] self-defense system, aiding the type's use in light attack operations.<ref>Jennings, Gareth and Richard Scott. [http://www.janes.com/article/58037/singapore-airshow-2016-indonesia-to-upgrade-hawk-200-209s-with-rwr-self-protection "Singapore Airshow 2016: Indonesia to upgrade Hawk 200/209s with RWR self-protection."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428045654/http://www.janes.com/article/58037/singapore-airshow-2016-indonesia-to-upgrade-hawk-200-209s-with-rwr-self-protection |date=28 April 2016 }} ''IHS Jane's International Defence Review'', 16 February 2016.</ref> A BAE Hawk in use with the Indonesian Air Force crashed on 15 June 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jakartaglobe.id/news/air-forces-hawk-fighter-jet-crashes-in-riau|title= Air Force's Hawk Fighter Jet Crashes in Riau |date= 15 June 2020 |publisher=Jakarta Globe|access-date=15 June 2020}}</ref>
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