The PGM500 / Hakim 2 is the 500-pound, television-guided member of the Hakim family, a rocket-assisted air-launched precision weapon developed for the United Arab Emirates with interchangeable seeker options. CSIS and specialist reporting tie the PGM-500/Hakim family to UAE use in Libya and Saudi-led coalition strikes in Yemen, making it a documented Gulf-operated precision munition rather than only an export brochure weapon.
CSIS reports United Arab Emirates Air Force PGM-500 use during Operation Unified Protector in 2011, and The Aviationist documented an unexploded MBDA PGM-500 Hakim destroyed at Zintan airfield after the Libya air campaign.
Documented in Saudi-led coalition air operations in Yemen, including PGM-500/Hakim remnants assessed at the September 2015 Radfan Ceramics Factory strike near Sana'a and a separate failed munition in Saada governorate.
Role detailsThe PGM-500/Hakim 2 record sits at the intersection of weight-class, seeker and carrier-aircraft designations, so the same munition family appears under several names in sources.
| Topic | Catalog interpretation | Source support |
|---|---|---|
| Weight class | PGM-500/Hakim A denotes the 500-pound family; PGM-2000/Hakim B denotes the heavier companion family. | PGM-500 / PGM-2000 |
| Seeker code | PGM-2 is the television-guided seeker fit, which is why Hakim 2 is treated here as the TV-guided 500-pound member. | PGM-500 / PGM-2000 |
| Operational trail | Libya evidence centers on UAE Mirage 2000 carriage and Zintan remnants; Yemen evidence centers on coalition strike remnants at Matna and a failed munition in Saada governorate. | PGM-500 / PGM-2000; The Aviationist: Unexploded Hakim at Zintan; Yemen: Coalition Used UK Missile in Unlawful Airstrike |
The Hakim designation combined weight class and seeker fit: the PGM-500/Hakim A was the 500-pound family, while PGM-1, PGM-2 and PGM-3 denoted semi-active laser, television and imaging-infrared seeker options.
| Variant | Configuration | Designation notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hakim 1A / PGM-500/1 | 500-pound semi-active laser seeker configuration | CSIS describes PGM-1 as the semi-active laser seeker fit; a 500-pound airframe with that seeker was designated PGM-500/1. Sources: PGM-500 / PGM-2000 |
| Hakim 2A / PGM-500/2 | 500-pound television seeker configuration | CSIS describes PGM-2 as the television seeker fit, matching the Hakim 2 designation used for the 500-pound TV-guided member tracked here. Sources: PGM-500 / PGM-2000 |
| Hakim 3A / PGM-500/3 | 500-pound imaging infrared seeker configuration | CSIS describes PGM-3 as the imaging-infrared seeker fit and reports UAE follow-on orders after seeker flight tests in 1995. Sources: PGM-500 / PGM-2000 |
| PGM-2000 / Hakim B | 2,000-pound family member | CSIS describes the PGM-2000 as the longer, heavier member using the same seeker family and a two-motor propulsion arrangement. Sources: PGM-500 / PGM-2000 |
CSIS and Amnesty connect the PGM-500/Hakim family to UAE Mirage 2000 and F-16-family carriage, with operational evidence from Libya and Yemen.
| Carrier | Carrier type | Carriage evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | Multirole fighter | CSIS reports PGM-1/2 flight trials on Mirage 2000 aircraft and first UAE deployment on the Mirage 2000 airframe in 1992; The Aviationist identified UAE Mirage 2000 carriage during Operation Unified Protector in Libya. Sources: PGM-500 / PGM-2000, The Aviationist: Unexploded Hakim at Zintan |
 | Multirole fighter | CSIS reports PGM-1/2 flight trials on the F-16, and Amnesty stated that UAE stocks of the missile could be fired from F-16F aircraft. Sources: PGM-500 / PGM-2000, Yemen: Coalition Used UK Missile in Unlawful Airstrike |
International Signal and Control began the UAE precision-guided munition program.
Sources: PGM-500 / PGM-2000
Ferranti took over the program after International Signal and Control.
Sources: PGM-500 / PGM-2000
GEC-Marconi Dynamics acquired the missile business tied to the family.
Sources: PGM-500 / PGM-2000
CSIS reports the PGM-500 entered UAE service in 1992.
Sources: PGM-500 / PGM-2000
The weapon was first shown publicly at Farnborough in 1994.
Sources: PGM-500 / PGM-2000
CSIS reports United Arab Emirates Air Force PGM-500 employment during Operation Unified Protector in Libya.
Sources: PGM-500 / PGM-2000
The Aviationist reported an unexploded MBDA PGM-500 Hakim destroyed at Zintan airfield after the Libya campaign.
Sources: The Aviationist: Unexploded Hakim at Zintan
ARES and Amnesty documented Hakim and PGM-500 remnants from the Radfan Ceramics Factory strike near Sana'a.
Sources: United Arab Emirates Employ British Hakim A Series Precision Guided Munitions in Yemen, Yemen: Coalition Used UK Missile in Unlawful Airstrike
