After the United States and Germany, Spain is now sending HAWK and ASPIDE missile defense systems to Ukraine to counter Russian missiles. Aspide is an Italian surface-to-air missile system that was developed in the 1970s by what was then known as Alenia Aeronautica and is now known as Selenia, which is part of Leonardo's MBDA European missile consortium. The Aspide missile, which is similar to the AIM-7 Sparrow made in the United States, is available in four variants: Mk.1, Mk.2, 2000, and Citedef. While it is unknown which model will be sent to Ukraine, Spain has previously purchased the Aspide 2000 variant, which can be launched from export versions of the Skyguard short-range air-defense (SHORAD) system designed by Oerlikon Contraves and is now known as Rheinmetall Air Defense, and the Spada 2000 SHORAD system built by Selenia. Spain currently operates two HAWK types, Phase I and Phase III, but in the 1970s, all HAWKs underwent a major improvement program that renamed the system Improved-Hawk, or I-HAWK, as it is referred to by the US government. HAWK entered service with the US long before the missile system was upgraded. The Army in 1959. Raytheon's HAWK medium-range surface-to-air missile, also known as MIM-23, was introduced as a more flexible and mobile option than the MIM-14 Nike Hercules by sacrificing altitude and range for reduced size and weight. "FAIR-USE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER" * Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, commenting, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. 1)This video has no negative impact on the original works (It would actually be positive for them) 2)This video is also for teaching purposes. 3)It is not transformative in nature. 4)I only used bits and pieces of videos to get the point across where necessary. Military Stage - does not own the rights to these video clips. They have, in accordance with fair use, been repurposed with the intent of educating and inspiring others. However, if any content owners would like their images removed, please contact us by email at - militarystage@gmail.com #militarytechnology #military #russiaukrainewar ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE1rSLTNOi8