The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) received its first two BAE Systems Hawk Mk 165 Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) aircraft on 6 April.
The aircraft arrived at King Faisal Air Base in the Kingdom after a ferry flight from BAE System’s Warton facility in the United Kingdom.
The RSAF is to receive 20 more aircraft as part of the first batch ordered in 2012, with deliveries of a second batch of 22 that was disclosed by IHS Jane’s in February to follow.
Once operational, the Hawk AJT will replace the Mk 65 and Mk 65A platforms currently in service.
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