According to a statement published by the Spanish Ministry of Defense on January 13, 2023, more than 200 Ukrainians are now in Spain to be trained on the use of the Hawk air defense missile systems donated by Spain.
The basic training course about the Hawk air defense missile system will take place at the Italian Infantry Academy in Toledo for five 5 weeks involving 200 Ukrainian soldiers.
According to the military balance 2021, before the war in Ukraine, Spain’s army had 38 MIM-23B I-Hawk Phase III and 13 Skyguard/Aspide air defense missile systems.
Ukraine; soldiers train in Spain to operate Hawk SAM