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MIM-23 Hawk
Surface-to-Air Missile Systems · 
Land · operated by 4 countries on the map · 238 units on record
MIM-23 Hawk is a US medium-range surface-to-air missile from Raytheon, in service since 1960 with about 40,000 missiles built. It replaced the larger Nike Hercules with a smaller, semi-active-radar-homing design. The UAE, Egypt, Iran (with indigenous modifications) and Ukraine (from December 2022) all field it.
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Operators
| Country | Branch | Quantity | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Iran | Air Defense Force | 150 | on the map → |
 Egypt | Egyptian Air Defense Forces | ~80 | on the map → |
 Ukraine | Ukrainian Ground Forces | 8+ | on the map → |
 United Arab Emirates | UAE Army | — | on the map → |
Note
No verified launcher count is published for the Emirati I-HAWK; the batteries bought in the 1980s were being withdrawn and replaced by Patriot from 2015 (StrategyPage, November 2015). The earlier figure of 343 had no named source and no unit.
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