| Sea Hawk | |
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| A Royal Navy Historic Flight Sea Hawk WV908 in Fleet Air Arm colours with tailhook extended, 1985 | |
| Role | Naval fighter |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Hawker Aircraft Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft |
| Designer | Sydney Camm |
| First flight | 2 September 1947 |
| Introduction | March 1953 |
| Retired | 1983 |
| Primary users | Royal Navy (historical) Indian Navy (historical) German Navy (historical) Royal Netherlands Navy (historical) |
| Number built | 542 |
| Variants | Hawker P.1052 Hawker P.1072 |
The Hawker Sea Hawk is a British single-seat jet day fighter formerly of the Fleet Air Arm (FAA), the air branch of the Royal Navy (RN), built by Hawker Aircraft and its sister company, Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. Although its design originated from earlier Hawker piston-engined fighters, the Sea Hawk was the company's first jet aircraft.
Following acceptance in the RN, the Sea Hawk proved to be a reliable and sturdy workhorse. A considerable number were also produced for the export market and were operated from aircraft carriers in Dutch and Indian service. The last operational Sea Hawks, operated by the Indian Navy, were retired in 1983.