Hawk surface-to-air missile system

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medium-range air defense system surface-to-air missile system

The Hawk surface-to-air missile system is a medium-range, ground-based air defense platform designed to intercept and destroy low- to medium-altitude aircraft and other aerial threats.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
MIM-23 Hawk	2
Hawk air defense system	1
Hawk surface-to-air missile system canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1367621 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hawk surface-to-air missile system
Context triple: [Egyptian Air Defense Forces, usesEquipment, Hawk surface-to-air missile system]

A. Buk surface-to-air missile system
The Buk surface-to-air missile system is a Russian-made, medium-range, mobile air defense platform designed to engage aircraft, cruise missiles, and other aerial threats.
B. Patriot missile system
The Patriot missile system is a long-range, all-altitude, air-defense system designed to detect, track, and intercept incoming aircraft, missiles, and drones, widely used by the U.S. and allied militaries.
C. CA-95 air defense system
The CA-95 air defense system is a Romanian short-range, mobile, surface-to-air missile platform designed to protect ground forces and key installations from low-flying aircraft and helicopters.
D. Tor surface-to-air missile system
The Tor surface-to-air missile system is a Russian-made, short-range, mobile air defense platform designed to detect, track, and destroy aircraft, helicopters, drones, and precision-guided munitions.
E. RBS 70 missile system
The RBS 70 missile system is a Swedish man-portable, laser-guided short-range air defense system designed to engage low-flying aircraft and helicopters.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hawk surface-to-air missile system
Target entity description: The Hawk surface-to-air missile system is a medium-range, ground-based air defense platform designed to intercept and destroy low- to medium-altitude aircraft and other aerial threats.

A. Buk surface-to-air missile system
The Buk surface-to-air missile system is a Russian-made, medium-range, mobile air defense platform designed to engage aircraft, cruise missiles, and other aerial threats.
B. Patriot missile system
The Patriot missile system is a long-range, all-altitude, air-defense system designed to detect, track, and intercept incoming aircraft, missiles, and drones, widely used by the U.S. and allied militaries.
C. CA-95 air defense system
The CA-95 air defense system is a Romanian short-range, mobile, surface-to-air missile platform designed to protect ground forces and key installations from low-flying aircraft and helicopters.
D. Tor surface-to-air missile system
The Tor surface-to-air missile system is a Russian-made, short-range, mobile air defense platform designed to detect, track, and destroy aircraft, helicopters, drones, and precision-guided munitions.
E. RBS 70 missile system
The RBS 70 missile system is a Swedish man-portable, laser-guided short-range air defense system designed to engage low-flying aircraft and helicopters.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	medium-range air defense system ⓘ surface-to-air missile system ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
deploymentType	fixed-site air defense ⓘ semi-mobile air defense ⓘ
designedToIntercept	aircraft ⓘ cruise missiles ⓘ unmanned aerial vehicles ⓘ
engagementAltitude	low altitude ⓘ medium altitude ⓘ
engagementCapability	all-weather ⓘ day and night operations ⓘ
era	Cold War ⓘ
guidanceType	semi-active radar homing ⓘ
introduced	1959 ⓘ
manufacturer	Northrop ⓘ Raytheon Company ⓘ surface form: Raytheon
maximumCeiling	approximately 18 km ⓘ
maximumRange	approximately 40 km ⓘ
mobility	mobile ground-based ⓘ towed ⓘ
modernizedVariant	Improved Hawk ⓘ
NATODesignation	Hawk surface-to-air missile system self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: MIM-23 Hawk
operator	France ⓘ Iran ⓘ Israel ⓘ Japan ⓘ Spain ⓘ
propulsion	solid-fuel rocket ⓘ
radarComponent	continuous-wave illumination radar ⓘ pulse acquisition radar ⓘ tracking radar ⓘ
role	ground-based air defense ⓘ
status	in service with some countries ⓘ partially retired ⓘ
successor	Patriot missile system ⓘ
systemComponents	command post ⓘ fire control radar ⓘ launchers ⓘ power supply units ⓘ
usedBy	NATO ⓘ surface form: NATO member states United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ
usedInConflict	Gulf War ⓘ Iran–Iraq War ⓘ Yom Kippur War ⓘ
warheadType	high-explosive fragmentation ⓘ
warheadWeight	approximately 54 kg ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Egyptian Air Defense Forces → usesEquipment → Hawk surface-to-air missile system ⓘ

Romanian Air Force → usesAircraft → Hawk surface-to-air missile system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hawk air defense system

Hawk surface-to-air missile system → NATODesignation → Hawk surface-to-air missile system self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: MIM-23 Hawk

Patriot → developedFrom → Hawk surface-to-air missile system ⓘ