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  "id": "mim-23b-i-hawk",
  "name": "MIM-23B I-Hawk",
  "aliases": [
    "MIM-23B Hawk",
    "MIM-23 I-Hawk"
  ],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "USA",
  "category": "Surface-to-air missile system",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1971,
  "operators": [
    "USA",
    "ARE",
    "BHR",
    "EGY",
    "ESP",
    "GRC",
    "IRN",
    "JPN",
    "KGZ",
    "KOR",
    "KWT",
    "SAU",
    "SGP",
    "SWE"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 14,
  "summary": "The Raytheon MIM-23 Hawk (or HAWK: Homing All the Way Killer) is an American medium-range surface-to-air missile. The MIM-23 I-Hawk or MIM-23B has a larger 74 kg (163 lb) blast-fragmentation warhead, a smaller and improved guidance package, and a new M112 rocket motor.",
  "specs": [
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      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Raytheon Company",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 5.03,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "diameter_m",
      "v": 0.37,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 1.21,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Wingspan"
    },
    {
      "k": "payload_kg",
      "v": 54,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "1 x Aerojet dual-thrust solid-fuel rocket (M112 motor)",
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      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_mach",
      "v": 2.7,
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      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fire control / radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "AN/MPQ-50 (Improved Hawk to Phase III); PAR Pulse Acquisition Radar; AN/MPQ-48 (Improved Hawk); CWAR Continuous Wave Acquisition Radar; AN/MPQ-46 (Improved Hawk – Phase I); HPIR High Power Illuminating Radar; AN/MPQ-51 (Improved Hawk – Phase II); ROR Range Only Radar",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Sources: images",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/89264/LNA-destroys-Turkish-air-defense-electronic-warfare-systems-western-Libya",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "MIM-23B",
      "role": "Semi-active Radar Homing Missile",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Semi-active Radar Homing Missile",
        "Guidance": "X-band CW monopulse semi-active radar seeker.",
        "Warhead": "Conventional high-explosive blast fragmentation",
        "Warhead weight": "54 kg",
        "Speed": "Mach 2.5",
        "Launcher": "M192 towed triple-missile launcher"
      },
      "range_km": 35
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "I-Hawk (Improved Hawk /Hawk B/MIM-23B)",
      "text": "This variant reached initial operating capability (IOC) in 1972. Upgrades from the original Hawk included solid-state electronics, factory certified and sealed missile round, all-altitude capability, digital automatic data processor for the information…",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Hawk Mobility Enhancement (HME)",
      "text": "This was jointly developed by Raytheon and the Dutch air force. It reduced number of vehicles in a Hawk firing unit from 14 trucks and trailers to seven, updated the Hawk launcher and simplified reloading.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Patriot /Hawk Interoperability",
      "text": "This is a software upgrade to permitting Hawk missile platoons to receive targeting data from Patriot information coordination center (ICC).",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Sparrow /Hawk Demonstration Program",
      "text": "In 1985, Raytheon combined elements of two of its missile products into one system. The Sparrow /Hawk system replaced the three I-Hawks on the M192 launcher with eight AIM-7 Sparrow missiles (the original launcher had nine missiles).",
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    },
    {
      "name": "NOAH (Norwegian Adapted Hawk )",
      "text": "INA",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Iran MIM-23 Hawk variant",
      "text": "Iran reportedly made several upgrades to MIM-23 missiles for the carriages of its F-14 Tomcats. Some were displayed in Tehran in September 1998.",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Danish Enhanced Hawk (DEHAWK)",
      "text": "Introduced in December 2002, the Danish Enhanced Hawk (DEHAWK) was developed by Terma and Thales. After several years of delays, the program was handed over to the Danish Air Materiel Command.",
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    }
  ],
  "art": "tel",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/mim-23b-i-hawk.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-mim-23b-i-hawk": {
      "title": "MIM-23B I-Hawk American Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) System",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/MIM-23B_I-Hawk_American_Surface-to-Air_Missile_SAM_System",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}