{"id":58415,"date":"2022-05-01T20:01:02","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T18:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zimbabwes-british-manufactured-hawk-fighter-jets-are-flying-again"},"modified":"2022-05-01T22:16:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T20:16:34","slug":"zimbabwes-british-manufactured-hawk-fighter-jets-are-flying-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zimbabwes-british-manufactured-hawk-fighter-jets-are-flying-again","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe\u2019s British-manufactured Hawk Fighter Jets Are Flying Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Zimbabwe\u2019s Air Force has mysteriously found parts for its grounded Hawk fighter jets \u2013 21 years after Britain imposed a crippling arms embargo.<\/p>\n<p>Four BAE Hawk jets took part in a fly-past during the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair in Bulawayo on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>President Emmerson Mnangagwa\u2019s spokesman George Charamba wrote on Twitter:<\/p>\n<p>Whaooooo! Zimbabwe\u2019s long mothballed squadron of Hawk Fighter jets are flying again! This after years of being grounded because of military sanctions against the country by Britain! Bravo Zimbabwe! We continue to scale to new heights under conditions of sanctions!<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe bought 12 British-manufactured BAE Hawk jets in the early 1980s using a \u00a335 million loan from the British government. One of the jets was destroyed on the ground and two others were damaged during an attack on the Thornhill Air Force base by disgruntled ex-ZIPRA fighters in 1982.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the Hawk fighter jets saw active duty in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1998 as Zimbabwe took part in repelling a rebel push to overthrow the government.<\/p>\n<p>European Union sanctions on Zimbabwe, imposed in 2000 in response to the chaotic land reform programme during which gross human rights abuses were recorded, saw Zimbabwe unable to import parts or get support from manufacturer BAE Systems.<\/p>\n<p>The entire fleet was reportedly grounded in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>How Zimbabwe obtained parts for the previously grounded jets is still a mystery.<\/p>\n<p>Sixteen countries currently operate the BAE Hawk fighter and training jets including Zimbabwe. Four others \u2013 Kenya, South Korea, Switzerland and Jordan \u2013 have retired theirs.<\/p>\n<p>Three scenarios are possible:<\/p>\n<p>Another unknown is how many of the Hawk fighters jets have returned to service, with only four having taken part in the ZITF fly-past.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe\u2019s Air Force has mysteriously found parts for its grounded Hawk fighter jets \u2013 21 years after Britain imposed a crippling arms embargo. Four BAE Hawk jets took part in a fly-past during the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair in Bulawayo on Friday. President Emmerson Mnangagwa\u2019s spokesman George Charamba wrote on Twitter: Whaooooo! 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