Final Hawk Mk165 from first batch prepares for delivery

RSAF Hawk Mk165 7911 (ST022, ZB122) during a shakedown flight from Warton on September 19. Martin Kaye THE FINAL Hawk Mk165 from the first batch ordered for the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) was nearing delivery as of late September. On the 19th of that month Hawk Mk165 7911 (ST022, ZB122) undertook a shakedown flight from Warton, Lancashire. On the same day, pre-delivery test flights were made by single-seat Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) Typhoon 212 (NS003, ZR403) and