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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Italy: the SAMP/T missile system will replace the aging HAWK

Hawk missileYesterday in the conference room of Logistic Command North in Padua, Italy, has been held the meeting dubbed "The logistics of Medium Surface Air Missiles (M-SAM), learned lessons and future tendencies", in which the future "Retirement" of the HAWK (Homing All the Way Killer) anti-aircraft missile system, in use for 50 years, that will be replaced with the modern SAMP/T.

The summit was held on the occasion of NHMO's (NATO HAWK Management Office) 50th anniversary.

The Raytheon MIM-23 HAWK is a medium-range missile with semi-active radar homing. Powered a solid propellant rocket it has an official range of 25 km.

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