SAM-A-18, Hawk Missile

Overview

• Hawk was superseded by the MIM-104 Patriot in the U.S Army Service by 1994.
• US never used the Hawk in combat.
• So many improvements continued throughout the next twenty years

Background


1.The oldest SAM System still in use by U.S armed forces in the 1990s
2.Also was a mobile medium range guided anti-aircraft missiles

Capability
1. The Sam-A-18 system was designed to be more mobile as a counterpart
2.Altitude capacity for a much smaller size and weight

Who used it
1.The United Sates Army, Marine Corps, and Armed Forces.

Works Cited

Administrator. “Hawk MIM-23 Low Medium Altitude Ground to Air Missile Data.” Global Military Army Magazine Defence Security Industry Technology News Exhibition World Land Forces - Army Recognition, 19 Jan. 2020, www.armyrecognition.com/united_states_american_missile_system_vehicle_uk/ha....
“Raytheon SAM-A-18/M3/MIM-23 Hawk.” Raytheon MIM-23 Hawk, www.designation-systems.info/dusrm/m-23.html.
“The United States Army: Redstone Arsenal Historical Information.” The United States Army | Redstone Arsenal Historical Information, history.redstone.army.mil/miss-hawk.html.

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