Editing BAE Systems Hawk (section)

===Finland===
[[File:HW-355 (16259383024).jpg|thumb|Finnish Hawk in flight, 2011]]
In January 1978, Britain and Finland announced a deal in which the [[Finnish Air Force]] was to receive 50 Hawk Mk. 51s in 1980;<ref>[https://archive.today/20130201205403/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/csmonitor_historic/access/184625572.html?dids=184625572:184625572&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Jan+06,+1978&author=By+Alexander+MacLeod+Special+to+The+Christian+Science+Monitor&pub=Christian+Science+Monitor&desc=Britain-Finland+barter+deal&pqatl=google "Britain-Finland barter deal."] ''The Christian Science Monitor'', 6 January 1978.</ref> these aircraft were built in Finland under licence by [[Valtion lentokonetehdas|Valmet]]. The [[Finnish Air Force]] was limited to 60 first-line fighter aircraft by the [[Paris Peace Treaties, 1947|Paris Peace Treaty of 1947]]; by acquiring Hawks, which counted as trainers rather than fighters, capacity could be increased while continuing treaty compliance. These conditions were nullified during the 1990s by the break-up of the Soviet Union.<ref>{{cite web |first=Gerald |last=O'Dwyer |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1990/1990%20-%203094.html |title=Finland looks at German MiG-29s |work=Flight International |date=16 October 1990 |access-date=17 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015114944/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1990/1990%20-%203094.html |archive-date=15 October 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Seven additional Mk. 51As were delivered in 1993–94 to make up for losses. In June 2007, Finland arranged to purchase 18 used Hawk Mk. 66s from the [[Swiss Air Force]] for 41 million euros; they were delivered in 2009–2010.<ref name="defense-aerospace.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.defense-aerospace.com/cgi-bin/client/modele.pl?prod=84032&session=dae.27300646.1183263705.DNxp638AAAEAAHy0BI0AAAAL&modele=release |title=Finland Purchases 18 Jet Trainers (Mk. 66) from Switzerland |publisher=Defense-aerospace.com |access-date=17 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717061051/http://www.defense-aerospace.com/cgi-bin/client/modele.pl?prod=84032&session=dae.27300646.1183263705.DNxp638AAAEAAHy0BI0AAAAL&modele=release |archive-date=17 July 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> Finnish Hawks have reportedly been armed with Soviet [[Molniya R-60]]/AA-8<ref name="sci.fi">{{cite web|url=http://www.sci.fi/~fta/lassi-hw.htm |title=Missile armed Hawk BAe Hawk with R-60 |publisher=Sci.fi |access-date=17 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926235116/http://www.sci.fi/~fta/lassi-hw.htm |archive-date=26 September 2011  }}</ref><ref>[http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/vasen/id63652.html "Suomi hankkii lisää Hawk-hävittäjiä".] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130213123851/http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/vasen/id63652.html |date=13 February 2013 }} Finnish Broadcasting Agency (YLE), 28 June 2007. Retrieved on 28 June 2007. {{in lang|fi}}</ref> as well as with AIM-9J and AIM-9M air-to-air missiles,<ref>[http://ilmavoimat.fi/artikkeli/-/asset_publisher/yhteistoimintakierroksia-yhdysvaltain-kansalliskaartin-kanssa-elokuussa "Yhteistoimintakierroksia Yhdysvaltain kansalliskaartin kanssa elokuussa".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805144118/http://ilmavoimat.fi/artikkeli/-/asset_publisher/yhteistoimintakierroksia-yhdysvaltain-kansalliskaartin-kanssa-elokuussa |date=5 August 2017 }} Finnish Air Force, 2 August 2017. Retrieved on 5 August 2017. {{in lang|fi}}</ref> [[Matra]] Type 155 [[SNEB]] rocket pods, unspecified British [[general-purpose bomb]]s of multiple types, [[Valtion kivääritehdas|VKT]] 12.7&nbsp;mm machine gun pods and [[Royal Small Arms Factory]] 30&nbsp;mm [[ADEN cannon|ADEN]] autocannon pods.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ylilauta.org/sota/88222599 |title=Kylmä Sota ja 90-luku |language=fi |date=7 May 2019 |access-date=7 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507184940/https://ylilauta.org/sota/88222599 |archive-date=7 May 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Finnish Air Force aerobatics team, the [[Midnight Hawks]], also uses the aircraft.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.midnighthawks.fi/sivu/fi/ |title=Midnight Hawks home page |language=fi |publisher=Midnighthawks.fi |date=13 August 2011 |access-date=17 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206174407/http://www.midnighthawks.fi/sivu/fi/ |archive-date=6 February 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Due to rising levels of metal fatigue, a major structural reinforcement program was carried out to extend the operational life of Finland's Hawks during the 1990s.<ref name="35 years"/> Due to lifespan limitations, 41 out of 67 in Finland's total Hawk fleet were taken out of service between 2012 and 2016; the remaining aircraft are younger and thus are expected to be flying into the 2030s.<ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/paris-air-show-finnish-air-force-chief-accepts-first-upgraded-hawk-jet-trainer-328246/ "PARIS AIR SHOW: Finnish air force chief accepts first upgraded Hawk jet trainer."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731175923/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/paris-air-show-finnish-air-force-chief-accepts-first-upgraded-hawk-jet-trainer-328246/ |date=31 July 2013 }} ''Flight Global'', 16 June 2009.</ref><ref>[http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Finnish+Air+Force+decommissioning+41+Hawk+trainer+jets/1135261437553 "Finnish Air Force decommissioning 41 Hawk trainer jets."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101110080703/http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Finnish+Air+Force+decommissioning+41+Hawk+trainer+jets/1135261437553 |date=10 November 2010 }} ''Helsingin Sanomat'', 5 November 2010.</ref> In 2011, Finnish Mk. 51s and Mk. 66s underwent a series of upgrades performed by [[Patria (company)|Patria]], these included the adoption of a new ''Cockpit 4000'' [[glass cockpit]], new software, and other life-extending modifications.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.defpro.com/news/details/8067/ |title=Defence Professionals: ''Patria delivers first upgraded Hawk jet trainer to the Finnish Air Force '' |publisher=Defpro.com |access-date=17 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717061817/http://www.defpro.com/news/details/8067/ |archive-date=17 July 2011  }}</ref><ref>Pugliese, David. [http://blogs.ottawacitizen.com/2012/07/13/esterline-cmc-electronics-completes-upgraded-glass-cockpit-deliveries-for-finnish-air-force-fleet-of-hawk-jet-trainers/ "Esterline CMC Electronics Completes Upgraded Glass Cockpit Deliveries for Finnish Air Force Fleet of Hawk Jet Trainers."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718125329/http://blogs.ottawacitizen.com/2012/07/13/esterline-cmc-electronics-completes-upgraded-glass-cockpit-deliveries-for-finnish-air-force-fleet-of-hawk-jet-trainers/ |date=18 July 2012 }} ''Ottawa Citizen'', 13 July 2012.</ref> This upgrade program was completed in 2013.<ref name="35 years">[http://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/article/celebrating-35-years-of-hawk-in-finland "Celebrating 35 years of Hawk in Finland."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125180357/http://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/article/celebrating-35-years-of-hawk-in-finland |date=25 January 2016 }} ''BAE Systems'', 17 December 2015.</ref>