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MIM-23 Hawk
Raytheon · Surface-to-Air · USA · Early Jet (1946–1969)
The Raytheon MIM-23 HAWK is an American medium-range surface-to-air missile. It was designed to be a much more mobile counterpart to the MIM-14 Nike Hercules, trading off range and altitude capability for a much smaller size and weight. Its low-level performance was greatly improved over Nike through the adoption of new radars and a continuous wave semi-active radar homing guidance system. It entered service with the US Army in 1959.
Specifications
- Category
- Missiles
- Sub-Category
- SAM
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Early Jet (1946–1969)
- Country
- USA
- Manufacturer
- Raytheon
- Operator
- USA/NATO/export
- Primary Role
- Surface-to-Air
- Status
- In Service
- Service Entry
- 1960
- Produced
- 40000
- Unit Cost (2026$)
- $500K
- Propulsion
- Rocket
- Engine
- Aerojet M112 dual-thrust solid-fuel rocket
- Thrust / Power
- None (rocket)
- Launch
- Ground-launched
- Length (ft)
- 16.6
- Wingspan (ft)
- 4
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 700
- MTOW (lb)
- 1382
- Payload (lb)
- 165
- Endurance (hr)
- 0.01
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 60000
- Range (mi)
- 25
- Max Speed (mph)
- 1918
- Max Speed (Mach)
- 2.5
- Armament
- Blast-fragmentation