Zimbabwe revives Hawk fleet in face of EU sanctions

The Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) has recommissioned four British Aerospace (BAe) Hawk Mk.60/60A ground attack/jet trainer aircraft in spite of European Union (EU) sanctions that led to the air arm’s entire Hawk fleet being grounded in 2011. In 2000, the EU imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe to protest the invasion of white-owned farms and the chaotic land seizures that followed. These sanctions prohibited the sale of military arms, as well as spares and accessories for military vehicles and aircraft, a