Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. is an exhilarating flying game with strong story elements and great visuals. The main character is David Crenshaw, and the story of the game begins in 2014, when the hero provides air support for the Ghost Recon team that conducts covert operations in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Upon completion of the mission, the Air Force deactivates H.A.W.X. Squadron, and Crenshaw and his wingmen are recruited into Artemis Global Security, a private military corporation. From then on, David Crenshaw carries out their orders. During many missions, the player is on different sides of the United States military, also in the course of a conspiracy organized by the separatist group Trinidad, which threatens the entire country.
The plot basically leads through the entire planet, starting from the main American cities, through Mexico, to the Middle East. In Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. Google Earth photos were used to set the story into reality and to make the visual experience equally good. As David Crenshaw, the player does not perform the same task over and over again. The player takes on the role of a pilot who has to adapt to new circumstances and deal with many goals that go beyond the schematic operation.