This is the dedicated multi-role (especially light attack) single-seat model of the Hawk family, and first flew in May 1986 after development by British Aerospace as a private venture based on the Hawk Mk 60 but fitted with the more powerful Adour Mk 871 turbofan, a new forward fuselage, and advanced avionics such as a HUD, INS and Ferranti LRMTS for highly accurate first-pass attacks with a wide assortment of disposable stores on one underfuselage and four underwing hardpoints; the weapons can include the AIM-120 AMRAAM medium-range AAM and Sea Eagle anti-ship missile in aircraft fitted with nose radar rather than the LRMTS. The Hawk 'combat wing' fitted on this type can also be provided with wing-tip rails for the carriage of two AIM-9 Sidewinder short-range AAMs. The external fuel load is increased from the Hawk Mk 100's 456.4 US gal (380 Imp gal; 1727.5 liters) to 612.5 US gal (510 Imp gal; 2318.5 liters), and the additional fuselage volume allows the fitting of single or twin 25 mm Aden 25 cannon or comparable weapons to customer requirement. Production variants are the Hawk Mk 200-60 using the nav/attack system of the Hawk Mk 60 for visual operations, and the Hawk Mk 200-100 using the nav/attack system of the Hawk Mk 100 for all-weather operations in conjunction with radar such as the Ferranti 'Blue Fox' or Westinghouse APG-66(H), the latter having been specified for the 60 'combat wing' aircraft (including a large proportion of Hawk Mk 205 aircraft ordered by Saudi Arabia (the launch customer) for use with weapons such as the Sea Eagle anti-ship and Sky Flash medium- range AAMs. The other announced variants are the Hawk Mk 203 (12 for Oman) and Hawk Mk 208 (18 for Malaysia).
Specifications of Hawk Mk 200.
| Dimensions | Span 30 f t 9.75 in (9.39 m) with normal tips or 32 ft 7.875 in (9.94 with tip-mounted AIM-9 Sidewinder AAMs; aspect ratio 5.28; area 179.60 sq ft (16.69 m2); Length 37 ft 2 in (11.33 m) without probe; height 13 ft 8 in (4.16 m); tailplane span 14 ft 4.75 in (4.39 m); wheel track 11 ft 5 in (3.47 m); wheel base 11 ft 8 in (3.56 m) |
| Weight/fuel tanks | Empty 9,810 lb (4450 kg); normal take-off 16,565 lb (7514 kg); maximum take-off 20,061 lb (9100 kg); Internal fuel 3,000 lb (1361 kg); external fuel up to 2,055 lb (932 kg) in three 228.2, 156.1 or 120.1 US gal (190, 130 or 100 Imp gal; 863.75, 591 or 454.6 liter) drop tanks; optional provision for inflight refueling |
| Crew | Pilot on a Martin-Baker Mk 10L zero/zero ejector seat |
| Avionics | Standard communication and navigation equipment, plus a MIL 1553B digital databus to integrate items such as (offensive sensors) optional radar and/or Ferranti Type 105H LRMTS, (fire control and weapons management) Ferranti ISIS 195 sight or Smiths HUD, SMS 2112 stores-management system, and optional laser rangefinder (defensive sensors and systems) optional RWR (such as Marconi Sky Guardian 200) and chaff/flare dispenser, (cockpit displays) Ferranti HDD, and (navigation) BAe LINS 300 or Singer-Kearfott SKN 2416 INS; there is also provision for a reconnaissance pod. |
| Engines | One Rolls-Royce/Turbomeca Adour Mk 871 turbofan rated at 5,845 lb st (26.00 kN) dry |
| Speed | Never exceed speed 575 kt (661 mph; 1065 km/h) at sea level and 746 kt (859 mph; 1382 km/h) o r Mach 1.20 above 17,000 ft (5180 m); maximum level speed 'clean' 549 kt (632 mph; 1017 km/h) at sea level; cruising speed, maximum 550 kt (633 mph; 1019 km/h) at sea level and economical 430 kt (495 mph; 796 km/h) at 41,000 ft (12495 m) |
| Range | Ferry range 1,950 n m (2,244 miles; 3610 km) with drop tanks; range 482 nm (554 miles; 892 km) with standard fuel; radius 666 nm (767 miles; 1234 km) on a hi-lo-hi anti-ship mission with one Sea Eagle missile and two drop tanks, or 862 nm (993 miles; 1598 km) on a hi-hi-hi re c onnaissance mission with one reconnaissance pod and two drop tanks, or 510 nm (586 miles; 945 km) on a lo-lo-lo reconnaissance mission with one reconnaissance pod and two drop tanks, or 510 nm (587 miles; 945 km) on a hi- lo-hi battlefield interdiction mission with a warload of 3,000 lb (1361 kg), or 104 nm (120 miles; 192 km) on a lo-lo-lo close support mission with five 1,000 lb (454 kg) and four 500 lb (227 kg) bombs, or 550 nm (633 miles; 1018 km) on a hi-hi-hi airspace denial mission with two AIM-9 Si d ewinder AAMs and two drop tanks for a loiter of 1 hour, or 100 nm (115 miles; 185 km) on a hi- hi-hi airspace denial mission with two AIM-9 Sidewinder AAMs and two drop tanks for a loiter of 3 hours 30 minutes, or 720 nm (828 miles; 1333 km) on a hi-hi-hi interception mission with two AIM-9 Sidewinder AAMs and two drop tanks |
| Climb/ceiling | Maximum rate of climb at sea level 11,510 ft (3508 m) per minute; climb to 30,000 ft (9145 m) in 7 minutes 24 seconds; service ceiling 45,000 ft (13715 m) |
| Weapons | One or two 25 mm Aden 25 cannon with 100 rounds per gun in the lower fuselage; Up to 6,614 lb (3000 kg) of disposable stores carried on seven hardpoints (one under the fuselage rated at 1,120 lb/508 kg, four under the wings with each unit rated at 2,000 lb/907 kg, and two at the wing tips each rated a t 200 lb/91 kg); typical loads are five 1,000 lb (454 kg), or nine 500 or 250 lb (227 or 113 kg) free-fall or retarded bombs, or four multiple launchers each carrying 18 2.68 in (68 mm), or 19 2.75 in (70 mm), or nine 3.2 in (81 mm) or four 5 in (127 mm) u n guided rockets, or nine 60 US gal (50 Imp gal; 227.3 liter) napalm tanks, or two AIM-9 Sidewinder short-range AAMs, or two AGM-65 Maverick ASMs |
| G's | -4 to +8 |
| Operated by | Oman, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, |