Editing BAE Systems Hawk (section)

===Hawk 127===
[[File:RAAF BAe Hawk AVV Creek.jpg|thumb|Hawk 127 of [[No. 76 Squadron RAAF]] at [[Avalon Airport]], 2007]]

The [[Royal Australian Air Force]] ordered 33 Hawk 127 Lead-in Fighters (LIFs) in June 1997, 12 of which were produced in the UK and 21 in Australia. This variant is also powered by the Adour 871. The Hawk 127 is operated by the RAAF's [[No. 76 Squadron RAAF|No. 76 Squadron]] and [[No. 79 Squadron RAAF|No. 79 Squadron]] which are based at [[RAAF Base Williamtown]] and [[RAAF Base Pearce]] respectively. Work to upgrade the RAAF's Hawks to a standard similar to the Hawk 128 standard began in 2014, and it is planned that the two squadrons will begin operations with these aircraft in 2017.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Pittaway |first1=Nigel |title=Upgrading the Hawk |journal=Aero Australia |date=October–December 2014 |issue=44 |pages=66–67}}</ref>