Editing BAE Systems Hawk (section)

===Zimbabwe===
[[File:Zimbabwe AF Bae Hawk T-60A 610 (6902776287).jpg|thumb|An AFZ Hawk T60A in 2000]]
In the 1980s, 12 BAE Hawk T.Mk. 60/60As were purchased for the [[Air Force of Zimbabwe]] (AFZ); the purchase was supported by a £35&nbsp;million loan from the UK to Zimbabwe.<ref>[http://www.jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk/UK3720backed3720millions3720in3720loans3720for3720Zimbabwe3720Hawk3720jets+7613.twl "UK backed millions in loans for Zimbabwe jets."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622144307/http://www.jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk/UK3720backed3720millions3720in3720loans3720for3720Zimbabwe3720Hawk3720jets+7613.twl |date=22 June 2012 }} ''Jubilee Debt Campaign'', 8 May 2012.</ref> The Hawk deal also included the transfer of a number of used [[Hawker Hunter]]s.<ref>Mitchell, Emily. [http://www.caat.org.uk/resources/publications/countries/zimbabwe-0900.php "UK Arms Exports to Zimbabwe."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120807005305/http://www.caat.org.uk/resources/publications/countries/zimbabwe-0900.php |date=7 August 2012 }} ''Campaign Against Arms Trade'', September 2000.</ref> In July 1982, at least one Hawk was destroyed on the ground and three more heavily damaged during a dissident attack on Thornhill air base, [[Gweru]].<ref>Towers, Roy. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PQE-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=bEkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2884,4398669 ". Year Of Deepening Unease For Security Forces In Zimbabwe."] ''Glasgow Herald'', 27 July 1982. p. 5.</ref>

Zimbabwe's Hawks were used during the [[Second Congo War]]. Numerous airstrikes were conducted in support of the [[Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congolese Army]] against Rwandan, Ugandan and rebel forces in 1998–2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=BBAB&d_place=BBAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F99F80A8FDA0B41&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Zimbabwe military warns Goma bombings to go on |publisher=South African Press Association |date=13 May 1999 |access-date=25 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217010602/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=BBAB&d_place=BBAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F99F80A8FDA0B41&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |archive-date=17 February 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Alongside other aircraft, AFZ Hawks played a significant role in the [[Operation Kitona|defence of Kinshasa during the early days of the war]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Cooper |first=Tom |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3uXZAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA32 |title=Great lakes conflagration: Second Congo War; 1998 - 2003 |date=2013 |publisher=Helion |isbn=978-1-909384-66-8 |location=Solihull |pages=23–32}}</ref> In 2000, the controversy over Zimbabwe's military intervention in the Congo and poor human rights record led to Britain imposing a total arms embargo on the nation, including spare parts for the Hawk.<ref>MacAskill, Ewen. [https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2000/jan/20/ethicalforeignpolicy.politicalnews "Britain's ethical foreign policy: keeping the Hawk jets in action"]. ''The Guardian'', 20 January 2000. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305011453/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2000/jan/20/ethicalforeignpolicy.politicalnews |date=5 March 2017 }}.</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/746915.stm "UK halts arms to Zimbabwe"]. ''BBC News'', 13 May 2000. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060527064752/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/746915.stm |date=27 May 2006 }}.</ref> Due to the embargo, Zimbabwe has purchased six Chinese [[Hongdu JL-8|Hongdu K-8]]s as a substitute.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/apr/14/zimbabwe "Zimbabwe buys six fighter jets"]. ''The Guardian'', 14 April 2005. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305012625/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/apr/14/zimbabwe |date=5 March 2017 }}.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200507010628.html |title=Zimbabwe: 'Purchase of Jets From China Wise' |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171128204837/http://allafrica.com/stories/200507010628.html |archive-date=28 November 2017 |website=allafrica.com |date=1 July 2005 |agency=The Herald |url-access=subscription }}</ref>

An unknown number of Zimbabwe's Hawks were restored to service in 2022; Zimbabwean military officials declined to comment on the details of their refurbishment.<ref name="AC1">{{cite news |title=There's Zimbabwe beyond elections |last1=Shumbare |first1=Theseus |
last2=Kafe|first2=Emmanuel |url=https://www.sundaymail.co.zw/theres-zimbabwe-beyond-elections |work=The Sunday Mail |location=Harare |date=20 August 2023 |access-date=21 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022034242/https://www.sundaymail.co.zw/theres-zimbabwe-beyond-elections|archive-date=22 October 2023 }}</ref>