MIM 23-B Improved Hawk Surface-to-air missile

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The medium range anti-aircraft system HAWK, provides a medium range and low to medium altitude protection, against aircrafts, helicopters and UAVs.

All Greek MIM 23-B Improved Hawk have been upgraded to level PHASE III.

A Hawk division Consists of:
An AN/MPQ-50 pulse search and detection radar.
An AN/MPQ-62 continious wave radar for detection of low altitude threats.
An AN/TPX-46 "Friend Or Foe" identification system.
Two continious wave AN/MPQ-61 radars for locking the target and directing the missile.
Six XM-304 launchers, with three Hawk missiles each (a total of 18 missiles ready for firing at each division).

A firing control center from which all operations are carried out remotely, including the system diagnostics. It's the only part that gets manned by personnel during the operations.
Among the peripheral parts of the division, are included: 18 containers for missile storing, three missile loading vehicles, three (plus an auxiliary) power units and spare parts of the 1st or 2nd team. 

The Hawk is a ground-to-air missile, with a semi-active homing system and a solid fuel rocket engine.

Technical specifications

Photos MIM 23-B Improved Hawk