Siljarri looses a spear into the still waters of Two Sky River, Nil close behind as enthusiastic retriever and seadart-wrangler.

The first MOD model of the Invincible class through-deck cruiser

Exocet box launchers which didn't make it to the final design and the Type 965 radar located on a mast further aft.

There is a slight angle to the runway and no blast deflector for the Seadart missile system.

EL AVION LEAR JET DE DOTACION DE LA FAA,BRIGADA AEREA PARANA AVION QUE NO POSEE ARMAMENTO NI PARACAIDAS PARA SU TRIPULACION EL DIA 7 DE JUNIO DE 1982 CUMPLIMENTANDO LA ORDEN EXPLORACIÓN Y RECONOCIMIENTO,ES DERRIBADO POR UN MISIL SEADART DE LA FLOTA INGLESA Y CAE EN LA ISLA BORBON

Today in 1991 on HMS Exeter, we watched the first kill of an anti ship missile by SAM in history took place.

Mick Brodie:-

“Defence watches! At 0500 hrs this morning H.M.S. Gloucester fired two Seadart missiles at Silkworm fired from [Failaka Island]. First Seadart hit and

Short Mayo Composite Seaplane. United Kingdom, 1938.
VIDEO 🎥 youtu.be/ThFL8GsIKd8

#Seaplane #FlyingBoat #SeaDart #aviation #Pioneers #aviation lovers #aviation daily #innovation #AviationHistoryMonth

Convair XF2Y-1 SeaDart making a splash

Flying Fish (F2Y Seadart)

Also from this point on I will put something out at least weekly, pinkie promise

HMS Illustrious 1994, post refit SeaDart HSF Western Approaches.

Ok gang we need your help, does anyone know how we can remove the wings of a Convair F2Y Sea Dart, or are the plans for her accessible anywhere? #f2y #convair #seadart #jetseaplane #flynavy #aviationsafari #aviationpreservation #boneyardsafari

Convair XF2Y Sea Dart, 1954
➤➤ AVIATION ODDITIES: youtu.be/wjc_kH147u0

#SeaDart #Convair #Experimental #Prototype #aviation #aviation lovers #aviation daily #Innovation #Supersonic #History

Controlled but urgent activity. A Russian made Iraqi search radar has just swept over the ship and could be a precursor to a missile launch. The Zippo is the code name for a pre-determined response that cuts down of individual orders required. The Seadart Director, who controls

The artwork by Dave Coburn captures perfectly Royal Navy Clearance Diver Ray Sinclair astride HMS Coventry's last armed SeaDart missile. Fixing explosives to the warhead.
#MOD gave no recognition to the Leading Divers.
#RoyalNavy #HMSCoventry
#OperationBlackleg #FalklandsWar

米 XF2Y (制式名 YF-7A)
愛称はSeaDart。Convair社設計の音速を超えた唯一の水上機。米海軍は超大型空母(USS 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠)を同空軍に撃沈された為飛行甲板が不要な水上機に期待を寄せた。しかし超音速機と水上機の両立は得難く蒸気カタパルトの実用化等により存在意義を失う。全5機。

“FRACTION OF A SECOND” the painting by Dave Coburn now hangs proudly in Australia. Depicts myself strapping explosives to the armed warhead of #HMSCoventry ’s last #SeaDart missile during #OperationBlackleg #Falklands
Royal Navy Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 #creditwhereitsdue

米 XF2Y (制式名 YF-7A)
愛称はSeaDart。Convair社設計の音速を超えた唯一の水上機。米海軍は超大型空母(USS 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠)を同空軍に撃沈された為飛行甲板が不要な水上機に期待を寄せた。しかし超音速機と水上機の両立は得難く蒸気カタパルトの実用化等により存在意義を失う。全5機。

The remaining Canberra goes for the ships!
Detection at 30nm fails…(1d10 =< radar lock number)
We have contact at 20nm!
I choose to fire both the Seaslug from Glamoran as well as the Seadart from Coventry.
Target Lock Number is 4, but both missiles miss!!!

HMS Manchester Seadart firing c2008 Royal Navy

OK Twitter, time for a vote on my next warship #CGI project. What should I do? The VT Mk17, with BOXED SEADART? The YARD 'Resilient Warship' AKA FCF50? Or Yarrows OPC1 patrol ship?

igluemodels San Diego Air & Space Museum I’ve got a Seadart right down the road, but it’s not San Diego.

⚓️🇬🇧 Royal Navy Drill Sea Dart missiles on the launcher of Batch III Sheffield class (Type 42) #destroyer HMS Edinburgh (D97) in the lead up to the last ever firing of the long serving anti-aircraft weapon. 12 April 2012 #SeaDart #D97 HMS Edinburgh - D97 #warship #navy #naval