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2022-10-13 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

US considering giving obsolete Hawk Missiles to Ukraine

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Posted by 3dc 2022-10-13 05:39|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top
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#1 Is 'gifting' deductible?

Posted by Skidmark 2022-10-13 08:33|| 2022-10-13 08:33|| Front Page Top

#2 IHawk might be somewhere in someone's inventory. The unimproved Hawks required too much time related maintenance to be nothing more than a display item today. And its a point defense system.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-10-13 09:27|| 2022-10-13 09:27|| Front Page Top

#3 And the system requires both an acquire and paint radar system. Great targets for anti-radiation missiles.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-10-13 11:44|| 2022-10-13 11:44|| Front Page Top

#4 Nike missiles next?/arc off

Posted by borgboy 2022-10-13 13:25|| 2022-10-13 13:25|| Front Page Top

#5 I-HAWK is nearly ideal for the role of cruise and short range ballistic missile interceptor. Their are thousands of them in storage, has good range and some models can even interface with modern radars. It could saturate a country like Ukraine and leave the more modern IADS to take down Russian aircraft and more challenging missiles.

Posted by Snash Shairt9621 2022-10-13 21:33|| 2022-10-13 21:33|| Front Page Top

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