Editing BAE Systems Hawk (section)

===Saudi Arabia===
[[File:Saudi Hawk 8805.jpg|thumb|Royal Saudi Air Force Hawk in 2011]]

[[Saudi Arabia]] acquired the Hawk under the [[Al-Yamamah arms deal]] with Britain, with a total of 50 Hawk Mk. 65/65As ordered in contracts placed in 1985 and 1994 respectively.<ref name="arab aero">[http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/saudi-catches-the-uk-train.html "Saudi catches the UK train."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509233039/http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/saudi-catches-the-uk-train.html |date=9 May 2013 }} ''Arabian Aerospace'', 10 August 2012.</ref> In August 2012, a deal for 22 Hawk 'Advanced Jet Trainers' worth approximately $800 million was announced. The AJTs would replace older models of Hawks in the [[Royal Saudi Air Force]] (RSAF) inventory.<ref name="arab aero"/> The Hawk is flown by the RSAF demonstration team.<ref name="arab aero"/> In February 2016 it emerged that Saudi Arabia had doubled the number of Hawk AJT aircraft it had ordered from BAE Systems, with an order for a further 22. This was revealed in the company's preliminary annual report for 2015; "We reached agreement with the Saudi customer for the provision of a further 22 Hawk AJT aircraft, associated ground equipment, and training aids for the RSAF which form part of an enhancement to the Kingdom's training capacity." Once in service, the Hawk AJTs will complete the replacement of the earlier Mk 65 and Mk 65A platforms.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.janes.com/article/58143/saudi-arabia-orders-more-hawk-jet-trainer-aircraft |title=Saudi Arabia orders more Hawk jet trainer aircraft |date=18 February 2016 |publisher=IHS Jane's 360 |access-date=19 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219101941/http://www.janes.com/article/58143/saudi-arabia-orders-more-hawk-jet-trainer-aircraft |archive-date=19 February 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> 22 of these Hawks are to be assembled locally in Saudi Arabia, the first of which was completed in March 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jennings |first1=Gareth |title=Saudi Arabia rolls-out first domestically built Hawk jet trainer |url=https://www.janes.com/article/87565/saudi-arabia-rolls-out-first-domestically-built-hawk-jet-trainer |website=Jane's 360 |access-date=1 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401124537/https://www.janes.com/article/87565/saudi-arabia-rolls-out-first-domestically-built-hawk-jet-trainer |archive-date=1 April 2019 |location=London |date=31 March 2019 |url-status=live  }}</ref>