British Aerospace Hawk Mk.165
18 aircraft

Royal Saudi Air Force Fleet

The British Aerospace Hawk 120D represents an advanced evolution of the world's most successful military jet trainer family, specifically designed as a lead-in fighter trainer (LIFT) to bridge the gap between basic training and modern combat aircraft. First flown in its original form in 1974, it features a low-wing twin-seat configuration with a single Rolls-Royce Adour 951 turbofan engine. The Hawk 120 variant incorporates substantially redesigned structures with only 10 percent commonality to earlier models, providing four times the fatigue life of first-generation Hawks. Developed by British Aerospace, this variant was exclusively produced for the South African Air Force under their Winchester modernization program.

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